| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin lands in favour of Kraigg Brathwaite. West Indies have elected to BAT first.ââââ |
| West Indies (Playing XI) - Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Mikyle Louis, Kirk Mckenzie, Alick Athanaze, Kavem Hodge, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie (In place of Kevin Sinclair), Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales. |
| England (Unchanged Playing XI) - Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (C), Jamie Smith (WK), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Shoaib Bashir. |
| Edgbaston is now ready for the final chapter of the Richards-Botham Trophy! The sun is shining brightly and it is a full house with a great atmosphere in the stadium. We can see the England players spreading out and taking their respective field positions. Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis are the two openers for West Indies. Chris Woakes has the new red cherry in his hand and is raring to go. Let's play... |
| 0.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Starts off with a short ball on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and drops the ball short of covers to get a single and get off the mark. West Indies are up and running! |
| 0.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Pitches this one on the good length just outside the off stump channel and gets the ball to move away after pitching. Mikyle Louis is caught up on the crease and the ball beats the outside edge of the bat. |
| 0.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Bowls this one further fuller and outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis takes a long stride forward and lets the ball go through. |
| 0.4 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 0.5 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 0.6 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Another good outswinger outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis lets it go to end the first over. |
| Gus Atkinson to share the attack. Four slips and a gully for him as well. |
| 1.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Pitches the ball fuller with pace, no swing to be seen. Kraigg Brathwaite taps the ball to the right of point for a couple of runs. |
| 1.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Drops it short at the batter. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and flicks the ball to deep square leg for a run. |
| 1.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Bowls this one outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis stays on the crease and lets the ball go. |
| 1.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 1.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 1.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Swings it away from a fuller length. Mikyle Louis sees it off. |
| 2.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Huge inswinger outside the leg stumps line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go. |
| 2.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Pitches the ball just short outside the line of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and lets the ball go. |
| 2.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fuller with the away swing. Kraigg Brathwaite is not interested in playing that. |
| 2.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Comes to the top of the off stump from a good length. Kraigg Brathwaite blocks it off the front foot towards covers. |
| 2.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Another outswinger outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite, eagerly waiting for the surprise inswinger is not interested in playing at that. |
| 2.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the length on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite blocks it off the front foot towards covers to end the first maiden over of the day. |
| 3.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Good cricket all around! Gus Atkinson hits the good length hard on top of the off stump line and Mikyle Louis plays a good front foot defence off the middle of the bat towards covers. |
| 3.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 3.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Pitches the ball up outside the leg stump line. Mikyle Louis looks to flick it but misses. |
| 3.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, A good short ball at the batter with pace. Mikyle Louis blocks it off well on the backfoot. |
| 3.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, BEATEN! Beautifully bowled! Gus Atkinson pitches the ball on the off stump and gets it to move away after pitching. Mikyle Louis is caught on the crease and the ball zips past the outside edge to the wicketkeeper. |
| 3.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 4.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 runs. |
| 4.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, A good outswinger outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets this one go through. |
| 4.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the length hard on top of the middle stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite taps it to mid-wicket from the crease. |
| 4.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 4.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, BEATEN! Chris Woakes bangs it short again outside the off stump and this one takes off well from the pitch. Kraigg Brathwaite looks to throw his hands at it but the ball misses everything. |
| 4.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Fuller on the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite punches it off the front foot into the covers gap and the batters run three runs. |
| 5.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 5.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Beaten again from a good length this time. Gus Atkinson takes the length back outside the off stump and Kraigg Brathwaite looks to punch it from the crease but misses again. |
| 5.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 5.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 5.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Just short on the pads. Kraigg Brathwaite flicks it from the crease to deep square leg for a run. |
| 5.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Beauty! |
| 6.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, BEATEN! |
| 6.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 6.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 6.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 6.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 6.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 7.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 7.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Drops the length short outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis waves his arms and lets it go. |
| 7.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 7.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 7.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Swings it away from the length on the off stump, and beats the outside edge of Mikyle Louis again. |
| 7.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, 2 runs. |
| 8.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 8.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the length outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and lets the ball go. |
| 8.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 8.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 8.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Swings one away outside the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go through. |
| 8.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run.Drops the length back on the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and blocks it off. |
| Change. |
| 9.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 9.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, 1 run. |
| 9.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, 3 runs. |
| 9.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, 1 run. |
| 9.5 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 9.6 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 10.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 10.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 10.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Four! |
| 10.4 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Good-length delivery, outside off, Mikyle Louis lets it go to the keeper. |
| 10.5 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! Good effort in the deep but goes in vain! |
| 10.6 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, On a length and on middle, Mikyle Louis blocks it out solidly down the pitch. |
| 11.1 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Four! |
| 11.2 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Swings the ball away from the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and slaps it to the left of point. There is a misfield at point and the batters run a single. |
| 11.3 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Swings the ball away from the off stump line. Mikyle Louis lets the ball go through. |
| 11.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 11.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Short of a length and angling into the body of the batter. |
| 11.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| Change. |
| 12.1 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 12.2 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 12.3 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 12.4 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, 3 runs. |
| 12.5 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 12.6 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Goes too full this time, outside off, swings away, Mikyle Louis makes an easy leave. |
| 13.1 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 13.2 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 13.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 0.0 : Slight halt! |
| 13.4 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run. |
| 13.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 13.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 14.1 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Right in the blockhole, on middle, swings away a shy bit in the air, Kraigg Brathwaite watches it through and digs it nicely. |
| 14.2 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Huge bounce! Ben Stokes hits the hard length this time, on off, this one shapes away with extra bounce, Kraigg Brathwaite hops up to play at it but withdraws his bat at the last moment. |
| 14.3 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite stays on the crease and drops the ball towards point. |
| 14.4 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Swings the ball away from the length outside the off stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite takes the front foot out and lets the ball go. |
| 14.5 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Swings the ball into the right-hander. Kraigg Brathwaite flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 14.6 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Short of a length and outside off, Mikyle Louis leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! |
| 15.1 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 15.2 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 15.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 15.4 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run. |
| 15.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 15.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Back of a length and on off, Mikyle Louis pats it down towards the bowler. |
| 16.1 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 16.2 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Ben Stokes bangs in a bouncer now around middle, Kraigg Brathwaite keeps his eyes on the ball and ducks under it nicely. |
| 16.3 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, You don't see these that often in Tests, but Ben Stokes bowls a perfect wide yorker, outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite looks a bit surprised by that, and before he makes his mind up, the ball goes through to the keeper. |
| 16.4 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 16.5 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, 2 runs. |
| 16.6 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Pulls his length back, on middle, this one jags back in sharply, Kraigg Brathwaite tries to play at it but misses it and gets hit high on the pads. |
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| 17.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Gus Atkinson starts his second spell with a hard-length delivery around off, takes off a bit, Mikyle Louis lifts his arms and lets it go. |
| 17.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, A slight shout for LBW, but nothing doing! Gus Atkinson goes fuller this time, on middle, shaping in sharply, probably a bit too much, Mikyle Louis tries to drive it but misses and gets hit on the pads. Going down the leg side that one. |
| 17.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, On a length and well outside off, Mikyle Louis offers no shot at it. |
| 17.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! Beautiful shot! |
| 17.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Full again and just outside off, shaping in, Mikyle Louis lets it go again. |
| 17.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 18.1 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, EDGED AND FOUR! Kraigg Brathwaite is living dangerously here! Ben Stokes serves this full and well outside off, inviting the batter to go after it, Kraigg Brathwaite takes the bait and throws his hands at it, gets an outside edge that flies just over the leaping third slip fielder for a boundary. |
| 18.2 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 18.3 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 18.4 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Another full delivery, outside off, this time Kraigg Brathwaite does not get tempted and leaves it alone. |
| 18.5 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Pitches it up, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite knocks it towards mid off. |
| 18.6 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 19.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, On a length and on off, Mikyle Louis strides out and steers it towards point. |
| 19.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! This time it is Mikyle Louis who gets lucky! |
| 19.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Good take! Short of a length and angling down the leg side, takes off after hitting the deck, Mikyle Louis fails to glance it away, Jamie Smith moves to his left and grabs it with his outstretched left hand. |
| 19.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, On a length and on middle, Mikyle Louis clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 19.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Back of a length and around off, Kraigg Brathwaite guides it away, does not time it that well but gets it past point for a brace. |
| 19.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hard length from Gus Atkinson, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite moves across and swipes it away towards deep square leg for one. |
| 20.1 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Oh..just wide! |
| 20.2 : Ben Stokes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FIFTY FOR BRATHWAITE! A captain's knock and he has finally converted one of his 40's to a half-century. On a length and around leg, Kraigg Brathwaite clips it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 20.3 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Good length and in that channel outside off, shapes away, Mikyle Louis covers his stumps and leaves it alone. |
| 20.4 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 20.5 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Goes full again and on off, Mikyle Louis takes a half-stride out and taps it to short covers. |
| 20.6 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Short of a length and on middle, Mikyle Louis stays back and punches it wide of mid on, Wood dives to his left to make a good stop. They cross. |
| 21.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, BEATEN! |
| 21.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 21.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Goes fuller now, outside off, gets it to shape in, Mikyle Louis lets it go to the keeper. |
| 21.4 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, 2 runs. |
| 21.5 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Gus Atkinson. |
| 0.0 : Kirk Mckenzie is the new batter in at number 3 for West Indies. |
| 21.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, On a length and outside off, angling away, Kirk Mckenzie leaves it alone. |
| 22.1 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, BEATEN! |
| 22.2 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Keeps a bit low! Pulls his length back, on middle, angles in and straightens a bit, Kraigg Brathwaite gets squared up trying to block it but misses, the ball just goes past the off pole. |
| 22.3 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, OUCH! That is going to hurt! |
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| 22.4 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Very full this time, outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite reaches for it and knocks it towards the bowler. |
| 22.5 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Through the gap! |
| 22.6 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Overpitched and on off, Kraigg Brathwaite drills it down the pitch. |
| 23.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, FOUR! Kirk Mckenzie gets off the mark in style! Gus Atkinson goes full and around off, Kirk Mckenzie leans onto his drive nicely and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 23.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Four! |
| 23.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 23.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, FOUR! Third one of the over! This is a freebie from Gus Atkinson. |
| 23.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 23.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Touch fuller but way down the leg side, Kirk Mckenzie misses his flick. 12 runs off the over! |
| 24.1 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Pitched up and outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite reaches out and drills it to deep point for a single. |
| 24.2 : Mark Wood to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 24.3 : Who walks out now? |
| Mark Wood to Kirk Mckenzie, OUT! BOWLED'EM! That is an absolute jaffa from Mark Wood! It is almost unplayable when someone swings the ball at that pace. |
| 24.4 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Back of a length and around off, Alick Athanaze pats it out to the off side. |
| 24.5 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 24.6 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Is that a chance? Not really! |
| 25.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 25.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, No run. |
| 25.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run. |
| 25.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kraigg Brathwaite, 1 run. |
| 25.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Goes full but once again down the leg side, Alick Athanaze has no interest of playing at that. |
| 25.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Pitched up and on middle, Alick Athanaze flicks it away through mid-wicket for a bracr and gets off the mark. |
| 25.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 25.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, OUT! DRAGGED ON! No, no Alick Athanaze what have you done! After a bright start, the Windies go into the break three down and we have seen this happen throughout this series. |
| 0.0 : England get the third wicket in the second hour of the first session of Day 1 as the players and the Umpires walk off for LUNCH. Lunch on day one of the third Test has been called, and West Indies find themselves at 97/3 after 26 overs. After a promising start, England's disciplined bowling turned the tide, leaving the West Indies in a precarious position. The English camp is all smiles as they head into the break, having successfully built pressure and reaped the rewards. |
| West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and his opening partner Mikyle Louis managed to survive the challenging opening hour. Brathwaite, looking solid at the crease, capitalized on loose deliveries, while Louis took his time to settle in. The duo's resilience saw them take their partnership past the 50-run mark, frustrating the English bowlers who consistently beat the bat without initial success. Brathwaite reached his 30th Test fifty with a composed knock off 70 balls, a testament to his steady |
| Kirk McKenzie, batting at number three, showed intent with some elegant strokes, striking three boundaries against Atkinson. However, his promising start was cut short by Mark Wood, who cleaned him up for 12 in the following over. This dismissal jolted the West Indies, who were looking to consolidate after the loss of the first wicket. Alick Athanaze then joined Brathwaite at the crease, hoping to stabilize the innings. However, his stay was brief and disappointing. Attempting to play a pull sho |
| ... DAY 1, SECOND SESSION ... |
| We are back! |
| 26.1 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, Runs straight after Lunch! Mark Wood hits the length hard, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite nudges it wide of mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 26.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Good-length delivery around off, shaping away a bit, Kavem Hodge initially looks to play at it but withdraws at the last moment. |
| 26.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Great shot to get off the mark! Mark Wood tries to bang this short but this one does not bounce that much, Kavem Hodge adjusts well to the length and pulls it with disdain towards the deep square leg fence for a boundary. |
| 26.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Short of a length and well outside off, Kavem Hodge lets it go to the keeper. |
| 26.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 26.6 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and outside off, Kavem Hodge drags it from there and swipes it through square leg for a run. |
| Chris Woakes will bowl the second over after LUNCH for England. |
| 27.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Chris Woakes begins with a full delivery, on off, shaping away, Kavem Hodge drives it nicely through covers, it slows down a bit giving the fielder the chance to collect it. Three runs taken. |
| 27.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, On a length and around middle, Kraigg Brathwaite nudges it towards mid-wicket. |
| 27.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Back of a length and well outside the reach of the batter, Kraigg Brathwaite leaves it alone. |
| 27.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Good length, on middle, Kraigg Brathwaite gets behind the line of it and blocks it down the pitch. |
| 27.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, FOUR! Cut away! Chris Woakes bangs this onto the pitch and just outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite is never going to miss out on that, accepts the width on offer and smacks it over point for a boundary. |
| 27.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Hits the length hard and in that channel outside off, Kraigg Brathwaite has no intention of playing at that, |
| 28.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Good bowling! Fuller and on middle, swings away sharply, Kavem Hodge stays on his crease to block, gets squared up and just manages to get some bat on that. |
| 28.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! A bit streaky! Pitched up and again and on off, shaping away again, Kavem Hodge gets squared up again, gets an outside edge that races away between gully and backward point for a boundary. Wood is setting the batter up here! |
| 28.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 28.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and around middle, Kavem Hodge pulls it from the front foot towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 28.5 : Mark Wood to Kraigg Brathwaite, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Mark Wood. |
| 28.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Back of a length and on middle, Jason Holder stays back and blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Jason Holder is the next man in. |
| 29.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, OUT! TIMBER! Chris Woakes joins the party now! That is honestly a shocking leave from the batter. |
| 0.0 : Joshua Da Silva comes out to bat now. |
| 29.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 29.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 29.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 29.5 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Full again but swinging in a long way down the leg, Joshua Da Silva misses his flick, the ball goes off his pads behind where Jamie Smith dives to his left to stop it. |
| 29.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Four! |
| 30.1 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Fuller and outside off, swings away, Jason Holder lets it go to the keeper. |
| 30.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Tempter outside off again, full as well and shaping away, Jason Holder happy to leave it. |
| 30.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, On a length, on middle, angling in, Jason Holder pats it down to mid on. |
| 30.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, A bit fuller, on off, Jason Holder prods forward and plays a solid front foot defense. |
| 30.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Mark Wood goes for the yorker, but does not quite get that right, very full, on the stumps. Jason Holder gets his bat down in time nicely and knocks it to mid off. |
| 30.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Maiden over! Continues with the fuller length, on middle, gets it to swing away late, Jason Holder just about manages to get his bat down in the correct line and keeps it out. |
| 31.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Pitched up, on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva flicks it away nicely through square leg for a brace. |
| 31.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 31.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, BEATEN! Good length but just around off, shapes away, Jason Holder just tries to poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 31.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Back of a length and on off, shaping in this time, Jason Holder keeps it out towards point. |
| 31.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Oh..that is close! |
| 31.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Risky run! On a length and on middle, Jason Holder nudges it wide of short mid-wicket and sets off for the run, Ollie Pope runs to it but fails to pick up and throw it, Holder makes his ground. |
| 32.1 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Back of a length and on middle, Jason Holder stays in his crease and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 32.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Goes very full but way down the leg side, Jason Holder looks to glance it away but misses. |
| 32.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Full again and angling down the leg side, Jason Holder fails to get bat on that, it goes off his pads wide of the keeper, Jamie Smith dives to his left and makes a half-stop. The parries behind him and could have easily gone onto hit the helmet. Smith gets a bit lucky. |
| 32.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Overpitched and around off, Jason Holder drives it through covers for a single. |
| 32.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, A shout for LBW, but turned down! Mark Wood nails the yorker, on middle and leg, swings away a bit late, Joshua Da Silva fails to dig it out as the ball goes off his boot towards fine leg. They cross for a leg bye. Ben Stokes decides against the review! |
| 32.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Pitches it up, on off, Jason Holder is solid in his defense again. |
| 33.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 33.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Goes a bit fuller, on middle, this one straightens off the deck, Joshua Da Silva gets squared up as the ball goes off the outside edge along the ground towards point. |
| 33.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 33.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Overpitched, on middle, Jason Holder plays a beautiful straight drive down the pitch, Chris Woakes does well to get a hand on that on his follow-through as the ball rolls onto hit the stumps at the non-striker's end. |
| 33.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Short of a length and outside off, Jason Holder gets on top of the bounce nicely and punches it through cover-point and pushes for the third, getting it quite easily in the end. |
| 33.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Fullish and around off, Joshua Da Silva pushes it wide of short covers and sets off for the but is sent back. |
| 34.1 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Ben Stokes straight away goes full and outside off, Jason Holder leaves it alone. |
| 34.2 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Good length this time, on the sixth stump line, shapes away, Jason Holder lets it go to the keeper. |
| 34.3 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Length again, on middle, Jason Holder gets behind the line of it and blocks it out. |
| 34.4 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Back of a length and on off, Jason Holder pats it down to short covers. |
| 34.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Goes fuller and on middle, shaping away a bit, Jason Holder drills it without much timing down the ground, mid on mops it up. Stokes has overstepped here. NO BALL! |
| Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Pulls his length back and around off, nips away, Jason Holder tries to push it away but gets an outside edge along the ground towards gully. |
| 34.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Overpitched and outside off, Jason Holder tries to drive it on the up, but slices it a bit towards point. |
| 35.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Fuller in length, on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva knocks it towards mid on. |
| 35.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, A full in-swinger, but this one goes a bit too much down the leg, Joshua Da Silva steps across to whip it away but misses. |
| 35.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, A huge shout for LBW this time, the umpire says no! Chris Woakes lands this on a good length, on middle, angling in and keeps a bit low, Joshua Da Silva fails to flick it away but gets hit on the pads. It looks like going down the leg side, but Ben Stokes takes the review. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking shows that it is indeed going down the leg. England lose one review! |
| 35.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Pitches it up, on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for a single. |
| 35.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, 1 run. |
| 35.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Very full and outside off, Joshua Da Silva drills it nicely wide of point, but Ollie Pope makes a good diving stop to his right. |
| 36.1 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 36.2 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Back of a length, on middle again, nips back in this time, Jason Holder once again fails to get bat on that and wear it on the thigh pads. |
| 36.3 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, FOUR! Very, very lucky! Ben Stokes lands this on a good length and around off, shaping in a bit, Jason Holder tries to push it away but throwing his hands on that one, gets an inside edge that just goes past the stumps and runs away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 36.4 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 36.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Full again and just outside off, Jason Holder offers no shot at it. |
| 36.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Massive appeal again from England! The umpire turns it down, but Ben Stokes decides to take the review on his own bowling. |
| 37.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 37.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Full again and on off, Joshua Da Silva drives it nicely but towards mid off. |
| 37.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva knocks it towards mid on. |
| 37.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Back of a length and around off, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards point. |
| 37.5 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, A loopy slower on, on a yorker length, Joshua Da Silva reads it well and digs it out to the off side. |
| 37.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Big in-swinger from Chris Woakes, on middle, Joshua Da Silva whips it away towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 38.1 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Good length and around off, Joshua Da Silva keeps it out to the off side. |
| 38.2 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Back of a length and outside off, shaping away, Joshua Da Silva slashes hard at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 38.3 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Touch fuller, on middle, shaping in and keeps low as well, Joshua Da Silva stays back in his crease and manages to block it out. |
| 38.4 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, That's a beauty! The England skipper has bowled really well without getting much reward here. |
| 38.5 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 38.6 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Back of a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva swipes it through square leg for a single. England would like to get a couple of more wickets before Tea. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! England manage to pick a couple of more wickets in the first hour after Lunch. Its the pair of Joshua Da Silva and Jason Holder at the crease stitching a partnership. Let's see what happens after the break. |
| 39.1 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Just short at the pads. Joshua Da Silva flicks it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 39.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Pitches the ball on a fuller length on top of the off stump. Jason Holder drives it off the front foot to mid on. |
| 39.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Nails a brilliant yorker on the middle stump line and Jason Holder blocks it off from the crease well. |
| 39.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Bowls it fuller outside the off stump. Jason Holder takes the front foot out and drives the ball straight to mid off. |
| 39.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, On the pads this time, fuller in length. Jason Holder taps it towards mid on from the crease. |
| 39.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, A good bumper at the batter with pace. Jason Holder looks to pull it away but gets a glove on the back and it falls on the crease. |
| 40.1 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Bangs in the short ball at the batter. Joshua Da Silva stays back in the crease and knocks it away towards point. |
| 40.2 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 40.3 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 40.4 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Hits the length outside the off stump line. Jason Holder stays on the crease and knocks the ball towards covers. |
| 40.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Pitches the ball up on the stumps. Jason Holder offers a front foot defence back to the bowler. |
| 40.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 41.1 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Drops the length back on top of the stumps. Joshua Da Silva stays on the crease and knocks it off well. |
| 41.2 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Hits the length hard on the stumps. Joshua Da Silva offers a good front foot block back to the bowler. |
| 41.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 41.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Flicked away from the pads, towards deep square leg for a single. Gus Atkinson strays down the leg side this time. |
| 41.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Swings one into the right-hander from a good length on the middle stump line. Jason Holder plays a good on drive but straight to mid on. |
| 41.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Brings the length back on top of the stumps. Jason Holder is on the crease and he taps the ball back to the bowler to end the over. |
| 42.1 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva stays on the crease and blocks the ball well. |
| 42.2 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Gets one to nip back in from the length on top of the leg stump line. Joshua Da Silva gets a hit on the front pads and the ball rolls away towards covers. |
| 42.3 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Just short outside the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva gets deep in the crease and drops the ball towards point. |
| 42.4 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Another ball nipping back into the right-hander but too high for the stumps. Joshua Da Silva gets a hit high on the back leg as he is caught on the crease. |
| 42.5 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Full toss outside the off stump line, and Joshua Da Silva drives it straight to covers off the front foot. |
| 42.6 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, On the pads from the good length. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| We will see some spin for the first time on Day 1. The hero from the last game, Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack now. |
| 43.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Joshua Da Silva welcomes Shoaib Bashir into the attack with a superb boundary! |
| 43.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Floats one fuller on the stumps. Joshua Da Silva flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 43.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Just short at the stumps. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 43.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Tosses the ball up on the stumps. Joshua Da Silva offers a front foot block. |
| 43.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Just short at the stumps. Joshua Da Silva taps it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 43.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Floats one up on the off stump line. Jason Holder takes the front foot out and knocks it off well. |
| 44.1 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Pitches the ball on a good length outside the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva takes the front foot out and blocks it off. |
| 44.2 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Fuller on the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva looks to play the cover drive but gets an inside edge back to the bowler. |
| 44.3 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 44.4 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Holds the length back on top of the leg stump line. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 44.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Too full outside the off stump and Jason Holder plays a good drive but straight to the man at point. |
| 44.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, FOUR! Width and punished! Jason Holder picks the gap this time as Ben Stokes pitches the ball up outside the off stump, allowing Jason Holder to free his arms and slap the ball to the right of point for a good boundary. |
| 45.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Floats the ball fuller outside the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva drives the ball straight to point. |
| 45.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, On the pads from a fuller length. Joshua Da Silva taps it to long on for a run. |
| 45.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 45.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, 1 run. |
| 45.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Flighted delivery on the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva offers a good front foot block. |
| 45.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Holds the length back on the line of the stumps. Joshua Da Silva stays back in the crease and blocks it off well. |
| 46.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, A bouncer, on middle and leg, Jason Holder ducks under it. |
| 46.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Back of a length and on leg, Jason Holder clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 46.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 46.4 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 46.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Hits the good length outside the off stump line. Jason Holder gets back in the crease and lets the ball go through. |
| 46.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 47.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 47.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Flights the ball outside the off stump line. Jason Holder drives the ball to the right of point and runs a couple of runs. |
| 47.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Drops the length back on the stumps. Jason Holder slicks the ball straight to mid-wicket from the crease. |
| 47.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Flighted ball on the off stump line. Jason Holder offers a front foot block back to the bowler. |
| 47.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Four! |
| 47.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Just short on the stumps. Jason Holder gets deep in the crease and taps the ball back to the bowler. |
| 48.1 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 48.2 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Bangs a short ball at the batter. Joshua Da Silva pulls it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 48.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Another good bumper just outside the off stump line. Jason Holder ducks down and lets the ball go through. |
| 48.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Pitches this fuller on the off stump line with pace and Jason Holder takes out a drive to the right of mid off and runs three runs. Good running by the batters. |
| 48.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Joshua Da Silva taps the ball to the right of point for a single. |
| 48.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Another ball from a shorter length at the batter. Jason Holder gets down and sees it through. |
| 49.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 49.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Just short at the pads this time. Joshua Da Silva taps it from the crease to short fine leg. |
| 49.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Another ball halfway on the off stump. Joshua Da Silva uses his wrists to turn the ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 49.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Floats the ball up outside the off stump line and Jason Holder goes for a wild swing, in the end, manages to get an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 49.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Four! |
| 49.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, SIX! BANG! Jason Holder hits the first of the innings! Shoaib Bashir flights the ball up on the line of the off stump and Jason Holder slams the ball long over the head of the bowler for a huge maximum. |
| 50.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Bangs in short at the batter. Joshua Da Silva looks to pull the ball hard but misses it completely. |
| 49.6 : Mark Wood (10-1-31-2)Â comes back into the attack now. |
| 50.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Comes from around the wicket and bowls the ball on a shorter length at the batter. Joshua Da Silva is on the crease and he drops the ball down. |
| 50.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 50.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Joshua Da Silva pulls the short ball this time towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 50.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Another bouncer at the batter. Jason Holder ducks down and lets the ball go through. |
| 50.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Jason Holder easily flicks the short ball to deep square leg from the crease and gets a good single to end the over. |
| 51.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Fuller outside the off stump line. Jason Holder drives it straight to sweeper covers for a single. |
| 51.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, 3 runs. |
| 51.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 51.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Drops the length back on the stumps. Jason Holder stays back and drives the ball to mid on. |
| 51.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Another ball from the shorter length on the stumps. Jason Holder flicks the ball to mid-wicket from the crease. |
| 51.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Four! |
| 52.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Runs in hard from around the wicket angle to the right-hander and bangs it short. Joshua Da Silva flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 52.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, A very good bouncer at the batter with pace. Jason Holder gets a hit straight on the gloves and the ball falls down on the crease. |
| 52.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Drops the length short again allowing Jason Holder to pull the ball to deep square leg for a single.9ik |
| 52.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, On the pads from a shorter length. Joshua Da Silva pulls it along the ground to fine leg for a single. |
| 52.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Another good bouncer with pace and Jason Holder stays back in the crease and drops the ball down on the crease. |
| 52.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Another ball from a shorter length on top of the stumps. Jason Holder blocks it well from the crease and walks away to the hut as the Umpires declare TEA. |
| 0.0 : SESSION SUMMARY - 97 runs and 2 wickets in 27 overs! Itâs been a hard-fought session from both sides! England started strong, with Mark Wood delivering an excellent spell to dismiss the set Windies skipper. Kraigg Brathwaite might feel a bit unlucky, falling to a leg-side strangle after scoring a gritty half-century. Kavem Hodge didn't last long either, falling to Chris Woakes after a poor judgment. However, the visitors mounted a spirited fightback. Jason Holder looked solid from the o |
| ... DAY 1, LASTÂ SESSION ... |
| We are back! The umpires and the players take the field to start the Third Session on Day 1 of this 3rd Test match. West Indies batting first are 194/5 with Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva at the crease building a partnership after losing a few quick wickets. England looking to break this pair and move into the tail of the West Indies. Let's see what happens after the break. Shoaib Bashir to start the proceedings after TEA. Let's Play! |
| 53.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 53.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 53.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, A bit short and on middle, Jason Holder pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 53.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Short again, on leg, Jason Holder clips it to square leg. |
| 53.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Another short delivery, on middle, Jason Holder punches it towards mid on. |
| 53.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Flatter, fullish and on middle, Jason Holder turns it to the leg side. |
| 54.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Short of a length and around off, Joshua Da Silva pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 54.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, FOUR! Gets it away! |
| 54.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Short again, on middle and leg, Joshua Da Silva pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 54.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, FOUR! Powered away! |
| 54.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 54.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Good length, on leg, Jason Holder works it away through square leg for one. |
| 55.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Tossed up, full and on off, Jason Holder prods forward and blocks it out. |
| 55.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 55.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 55.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Short again, on middle, Jason Holder moves back and nudges it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 55.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, In the air....safe! Flighted, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva tries to go for the slog across the line, but only manages to get a top edge, the ball lands safely in front of the incoming sweeper cover fielder. They cross. Very fortunate for JDS! |
| 55.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Fires this one full, on middle, Jason Holder turns it to the leg side. |
| 56.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Fiery! Mark Wood bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, Joshua Da Silva is already on his back foot and tries to go for the pull but gets beaten by the pace. |
| 56.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Back of a length and around leg, Joshua Da Silva flicks it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 56.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Short of a length and on off, Jason Holder rides the bounce well and keeps it out in front of point. |
| 56.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, A huge appeal for caught behind, but turned down again! |
| 56.5 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 56.6 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Much fuller now, on middle, Jason Holder drills it towards mid on. |
| 57.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Tossed up, full and on middle, Joshua Da Silva strides out and tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 57.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 57.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Flatter, full and on middle, Jason Holder defends it on the front foot. |
| 57.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Jason Holder, Drags his length back, on middle, Jason Holder easily works it away through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 57.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 57.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, 1 run. |
| 58.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Back of a length and on the body of the batter, Joshua Da Silva clips it towards square leg. |
| 58.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 58.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 58.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and around leg, Joshua Da Silva flicks it straight to square leg. |
| 58.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Length again, on the pads, Joshua Da Silva finds square leg again with his flick. |
| 58.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, MAIDEN OVER! Short of a length and on the sixth stump line, Joshua Da Silva hops up again but is in much more control and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 59.1 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, FIFTY FOR HOLDER! That's why experience matters, a brilliant half-century from the experienced Jason Holder. This is full and around off, the batter dives it past mid off for a brace. |
| 0.0 : Chris Woakes (12-2-44-1) comes back into the attack for England. |
| 59.2 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 59.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 59.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, 2 runs. |
| 59.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 59.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, A bouncer now, just outside off, Jason Holder sways away from it. |
| 60.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Short of a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva swipes it through square leg for a single. |
| 60.2 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 60.3 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Back of a length and on middle, Jason Holder stays back in his crease and pats it down in front of short covers. |
| 60.4 : Mark Wood to Jason Holder, Goes for the yorker but serves a full toss, on middle, Jason Holder clips it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 60.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Bangs this into the pitch, on leg, this one does not bounce that much, Joshua Da Silva still ducks under it. |
| 60.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Hard-length delivery, on leg again, Joshua Da Silva nudges it away with soft hands towards fine leg for one. |
| 61.1 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Fuller and on off, Joshua Da Silva taps it towards short covers. |
| 61.2 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and angling into leg, Joshua Da Silva clips it away to short mid-wicket. |
| 61.3 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 61.4 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, 4 Byes. |
| 61.5 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, Pitched up again, on middle, angling in again, Joshua Da Silva tries to flick it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. A shout for LBW, but that is turned down. |
| 61.6 : Chris Woakes to Joshua Da Silva, OUT! c Jamie Smith b Chris Woakes. |
| 0.0 : Alzarri Joseph is the new batter for West Indies. |
| 62.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, On a length and on middle, Jason Holder blocks it out. |
| 62.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Fuller one and around off, Jason Holder drives it through cover-point for a single. |
| 62.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 62.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 62.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Pitches it up and around off, Alzarri Joseph offers no shot at it. |
| 62.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Close! |
| 63.1 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Fuller delivery, on middle, swinging in, Jason Holder tries to drive it on the up but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single. |
| 63.2 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 63.3 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, 2 runs. |
| 63.4 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Overpitched and on off, Alzarri Joseph drills it hard but straight to mid off. |
| 63.5 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Showing some intent here! |
| 63.6 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Pitched up and on the pads, Alzarri Joseph clips it towards deep square leg for one. 6 runs off the over! |
| 64.1 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Fuller and around off, shaping away, Alzarri Joseph lifts his hands up and lets it go to the keeper. |
| 64.2 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR! Easy pickings! |
| 64.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 64.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Good bouncer, on middle, Alzarri Joseph watches it well and ducks under it. |
| 64.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Very full and on the pads, Alzarri Joseph flicks it away towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 64.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Short of a length and around off, Jason Holder goes for the pull but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls to the leg side. |
| 65.1 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Just short! |
| 65.2 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 65.3 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 65.4 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 65.5 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run. |
| 65.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 66.1 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 66.2 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 66.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, A bouncer, on middle, Alzarri Joseph ducks under it. |
| 66.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Alzarri Joseph stays on the crease and blocks it off well. |
| 66.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Uppish but safe again! |
| 66.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Overpitched and on off, Jason Holder is happy to fend it away. These two are now starting to frustrate the England bowlers. |
| 67.1 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Jaffa! |
| 67.2 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Back of a length and on middle, angling, Alzarri Joseph moves across and pats it to the leg side for a single. |
| 67.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Goes fuller but on the pads, Jason Holder easily flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 67.4 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Swing and a miss! Chris Woakes serves this full and just outside off, Alzarri Joseph has a wild heave across the line but only connects with thin air. |
| 67.5 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No run. |
| 67.6 : Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, Slower one, full but angling down the leg side, Alzarri Joseph steps out but fails to flick it away. Oh..wait! Woakes has overstepped here, It is a No Ball. |
| Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, No ball! |
| Chris Woakes to Alzarri Joseph, OUT! c Ben Stokes b Chris Woakes. |
| 68.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! West Indies are 244/7 as Chris Woakes picks up Alzarri Joseph and the umpires call for drinks in the final session. |
| 68.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Hits the deck hard on the good length on top of the off stump. Jason Holder takes the front foot out and offers a defence towards covers. |
| 68.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Bangs it in short at the batter. Jason Holder looks to pull it but misses the ball completely. |
| 68.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, Another short ball at Jason Holder, and this time he pulls it along the ground, infront of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 68.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, OUT! TIMBER! |
| 0.0 : Jayden Seales comes out to the middle now. |
| 68.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 69.1 : Chris Woakes to Gudakesh Motie, No run. |
| 69.2 : Chris Woakes to Gudakesh Motie, Fuller on the off stump line. Gudakesh Motie takes the front foot and blocks it off well. |
| 69.3 : Chris Woakes to Gudakesh Motie, Four! |
| 69.4 : Chris Woakes to Gudakesh Motie, Four! |
| 69.5 : Chris Woakes to Gudakesh Motie, Bangs in short at the batter. Gudakesh Motie ducks down and lets the ball go. |
| 69.6 : Chris Woakes to Gudakesh Motie, Hits the length on top of the stumps. Gudakesh Motie looks to pull it but gets a hit high on the thigh pads for a single from fine leg. |
| 70.1 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, FOUR LEG BYES! Gus Atkinson bowls an inswinger on the pads of Gudakesh Motie who looks to flick it, but gets a hit on the pads and the ball runs away to the fine leg fence for four leg byes. |
| 0.0 : Shamar Joseph is the last man in. |
| 70.2 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, OUT! CAUGHT! Brilliant catch from Joe Root to send back Gudakesh Motie. West Indies are 9 down now. |
| 70.3 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, INSIDE EDGE! Gus Atkinson swings the ball in from a good length on the stumps. Shamar Joseph looks to drive it but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for a single. |
| 70.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Short and wide outside the off stump. Jayden Seales taps it towards deep point for a single. |
| 70.5 : Gus Atkinson to Shamar Joseph, Low full toss on the off stump. Shamar Joseph looks to play the cover drive but gets an inside edge towards fine leg for another single. |
| 70.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Drops the length short at the batter. Jayden Seales stays on the crease and blocks it off well to end the over. |
| 71.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Shamar Joseph slices it hard to the right of sweeper covers and runs a couple. |
| 71.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, FOUR! Swept well! |
| 71.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Drops the length short on the off stump. Shamar Joseph blocks it off towards covers from the crease. |
| 71.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 71.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 71.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Just short outside the off stump line. Shamar Joseph gets on the back foot and plays it towards covers. |
| 72.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, No run. |
| 72.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, 2 runs. |
| 72.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Fuller on the stumps. Jayden Seales plays a good straight drive back at Gus Atkinson who stops the ball well in his follow through. |
| 72.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Hits the deck hard on top of the off stump. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and knocks it off. |
| 72.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, No run. |
| 72.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Bangs it in at the batter with pace. Jayden Seales stays back in the crease and blocks it off to end the over. |
| 73.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Floats the ball up on the off stump. Shamar Joseph takes the front foot out and blocks it off well. |
| 73.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 73.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, No run. |
| 73.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, FOUR! Swept and swept hard! |
| 73.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, Short and wide from Shoaib Bashir and Shamar Joseph cuts the ball hard to the right of sweeper covers for a couple of runs. |
| 73.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, 2 runs. |
| 74.1 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Jayden Seales takes the front foot out and blocks it off well. |
| 74.2 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, No run. |
| 74.3 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Four! |
| 74.4 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Drops the length short at the batter. Jayden Seales keeps it down towards square leg. |
| 74.5 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, Bangs in short at the batter. Jayden Seales ducks down and lets the ball go through. |
| 74.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jayden Seales, BEATEN! Gus Atkinson pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Jayden Seales looks to play the cover drive but misses the ball completely. |
| 75.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Shamar Joseph, OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies are all out for 282 runs! Shoaib Bashir floats the ball up on the off stump line, calling out Shamar Joseph for a big shot. Shamar, slogs the ball hard and manages a top edge high up in the air towards Zak Crawley at long off who grabs a good catch to end the innings. |
| A mixed-bag batting performance from the Windies! They once again got off to a solid start as their openers stitched up a 76-run partnership before Mikyle Louis was removed. Skipper Braithwaite held one end nicely and scored at a good rate as well, but he lost a couple of more partners before Lunch. The middle order also struggled a bit and the skipper was also dismissed after getting to his half-century. However, they fought back again through Holder and JDS who added a crucial 109 runs to ge |
| 0.0 : England, on the other hand, will be pleased with their bowling effort. The pitch looks like a good batting surface and the Windies' top order batters except for their skipper missed a trick or two to score more here. The pacers worked hard but didn't get any reward in the first hour, but once they got more information about the pitch, they got three before Lunch. The hosts added another two early in the second session including the big wicket of Kraigg Brathwaite. Then they struggled for a long |
| ... SECOND INNINGS ... |
| 0.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, No run. |
| 0.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Zak Crawley, Off the mark! Alzarri Joseph pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Zak Crawley taps it towards the covers gap for a single to get off the mark. |
| 0.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, 4 Byes. |
| 0.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, 2 runs. |
| 0.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Hits the length hard and gets the ball to nip back in. Ben Duckett gets an inside edge onto the pads that drops right next to the stumps. |
| 0.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Swings the ball fuller on the stumps. Ben Duckett tucks the ball to mid-wicket off the front foot to end the first over. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, On the pads, fuller with a good inswing. Zak Crawley flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 1.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Short and wide outside the off stump line. Ben Duckett throws his hands at it and gets an inside edge towards covers for a single. |
| 1.3 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, Bowls on a good length right on top of the off stump line. Zak Crawley stays back and knocks it off towards point. |
| 1.4 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, On the pads from a good length this time. Zak Crawley flicks the ball between mid-wicket and mid on and runs a couple of runs. |
| 1.5 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, Fuller on the stumps. Zak Crawley drives it well off the front foot but straight to mid on. |
| 1.6 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, Swings the ball into the right-hander, fuller in length. Zak Crawley flicks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single to end the over. |
| 2.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, DROPPED! Difficult reflex chance to Alzarri Joseph on his own bowling. He pitches the ball up on the off stump line and Ben Duckett drives it back in the air to his left. Alzarri Joseph gets a hand to the ball but it drops down on the pitch. |
| 2.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, No run. |
| 2.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, FOUR LEG BYES! Too straight from around the wicket to the left-hander. Ben Duckett gets a hit on the thigh pads and the ball runs away to the vacant fine leg boundary line for four leg byes. |
| 2.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Pitches the ball up outside the off stump. Ben Duckett drives it well but straight to point. |
| 2.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Hits the good length on top of the off stump line. Ben Duckett stays on the crease and knocks it off towards covers. |
| 2.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, BEATEN! Alzarri Joseph pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and gets the ball to move away after pitching. Ben Duckett looks to play the straight drive but the ball zips past the outside edge back to the wicketkeeper. |
| 3.1 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, FOUR! SHOT! Jayden Seales pitches the ball up outside the off stump line and Zak Crawley takes the front foot out and plays the uppish cover dive in the gap to the left of mid off and the ball runs away to the boundary in a flash. |
| 3.2 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, Short outside the off stump line. Zak Crawley lets the ball go through. |
| 3.3 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, FOUR! SLAP! |
| 3.4 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, FOUR! Two in two! |
| 3.5 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Zak Crawley lets the ball go through. |
| 3.6 : Jayden Seales to Zak Crawley, OUT! CAUGHT AT SLIP! |
| 0.0 : Mark Wood walks out to bat at number 3. He is the nightwatchman for England. |
| 4.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, OUT! BOWLED! |
| 0.0 : Ollie Pope comes out to the middle with England in a bit of early trouble. |
| 4.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, LEG BYE! Alzarri Joseph hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Ollie Pope walks in and gets a hit on the thigh pads for a single as leg byes. |
| 4.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 4.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 4.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood, Fuller on the stumps with pace. Mark Wood stays on the crease and knocks it off back to the bowler. |
| 4.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Mark Wood, Another good bumper outside the off stump line. Mark Wood lets the ball go through well to end the over. |
| 5.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Pitches the ball on a good length right on top of the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes the front foot out and blocks it off well. |
| 5.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Fuller on the pads with pace this time. Ollie Pope flicks it on the front foot to deep square leg for a single. |
| 5.3 : Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, No run. |
| 5.4 : Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, Swings the ball away from the right-hander from a good length. Mark Wood takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 5.5 : Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, Fuller and straight on the stumps. Mark Wood takes the front foot out and knocks it off well. |
| 5.6 : Who walks out now? |
| Jayden Seales to Mark Wood, OUT! CAUGHT! Jason Holder takes another wonderful catch and England are 3 down in 6 overs! Jayden Seales pitches the ball on a good length right on top of the off stump and Mark Wood looks to throw his bat at it with no foot movement, gets an outside edge dipping onto Jason Holder at second slip who dives down and takes it well to sent Mark Wood back into the hut. |
| 6.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! SHOT! Alzarri Joseph pitches the ball full on the off stump line for Ollie Pope to take his front foot out and play a beautiful cover drive to the right of covers for a superb boundary. |
| 6.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ollie Pope, Just short at the batter. Ollie Pope flicks it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 6.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Just short outside the off stump line. Joe Root stays back and blocks it off towards point. |
| 6.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Swings the ball away from a fuller length outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 6.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Another delivery from a shorter length outside the off stump. Joe Root stays on the crease and drops the ball towards point. |
| 6.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, On the pads from a good length. Joe Root stays back and flicks the ball to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs to get off the mark. |
| 7.1 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes the front foot out and knocks it towards mid off. |
| 7.2 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Swings the ball into the right-hander from a fuller length on the off stump. Ollie Pope offers a good front foot defence back to the bowler. |
| 7.3 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 7.4 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ollie Pope takes out the front foot and knocks it off well. |
| 7.5 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, A good short ball at the batter with pace. Ollie Pope gets down and lets the ball go though. |
| 7.6 : Jayden Seales to Ollie Pope, Short and wide outside the off stump line and Ollie Pope stays back and slaps the ball down towards gully to end Day 1 of this Test match. |
| 0.0 : A fantastic Day 1 comes to a close! Session Summary - 126 runs and 8 wickets in 30.1 overs. The West Indian bowlers have compensated for their top-order shortcomings with a stellar performance. Jayden Seales was exceptional in his brief spell, taking a couple of crucial wickets, while Alzarri Joseph provided solid support removing one. England would not have expected to end Day 1 in this position and now faces an uphill battle to get back into the game. Earlier in the day, the Windies batte |
| After winning the toss, Kraigg Brathwaite chose to bat first on what appeared to be a great batting wicket. The openers looked solid in the opening hour, successfully negotiating the initial spells from Englandâs pacers. However, the opening stand was finally broken at 76, but England had to work hard for it. Before lunch, they managed to add Athanaze and McKenzie to their tally, gaining a firm grip on the game. Gus Atkinson made the initial breakthrough, followed by a beautiful delivery from |
| The second session was an intense battle as both sides fought hard. England seized the early initiative when Wood dismissed the Windies skipper, who had already reached a half-century, and Woakes quickly followed with another wicket. However, Holder and JDS then took control. They ensured no further wickets fell and, once set, began to score freely. The pair added 79 runs in the session. Ben Stokes tried various strategies, including a short-ball plan and bringing on Shoaib Bashir to tempt the b |
| England stuck to their strategy in the final session and were finally rewarded when Woakes dismissed JDS. Joseph came in and hit a few lusty blows before getting out. Holder managed to reach his half-century, but with partners falling at the other end, he became more tentative and was eventually dismissed by a brilliant ball from Atkinson. The tail managed to hang around and add about 30 runs, bringing the total to 282. However, they knew that with more contributions from the top order, they cou |
| Right then, that is it from an entertaining Day 1 of this 3rd Test. England are still trailing by 244 runs and will aim to reduce that while West Indies will hope to make early inroads to put more pressure on the hosts. The action on Day 2 will begin at 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), but you can join us early for all the build-up. Cheers! |
| ... MATCH DAY 2, FIRST SESSION ... |
| A very good morning to everyone joining us here today as we start the proceedings for Day 2 of this Test match between England and West Indies. The first day saw a rollercoaster of emotions and fortunes for both teams. England ended the day on 38/3 after eight overs, trailing by 244 runs and reeling from a late fightback by the visitors. The West Indies camp, buoyed by their late success, will be eager to press their advantage. |
| The day began with West Indies winning the toss and opting to bat first. Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis provided a solid foundation, surviving the first hour with composed decision-making. Despite plenty of movement from the English bowlers, the openers took their stand past 50. Brathwaite reached a well-composed fifty off 70 balls, showcasing his resilience. The breakthrough came in the 22nd over when Gus Atkinson had Louis edging to the keeper, ending a 76-run opening stand. Kirk McKenzie |
| In response, Englandâs openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett faced a challenging task. Jayden Seales struck first, removing Crawley for 18 and breaking the 29-run opening stand. Duckett chopped one onto the stumps for just three. Mark Wood, sent in as a nightwatchman, edged to second slip without scoring. Ollie Pope and Joe Root remained unbeaten on six and two, respectively, as England ended a tumultuous day on 38/3. As the teams prepare for the second day, both will be eager to seize control. |
| We are all set! The umpires and the players are out in the field to start Day 2 of this Test match. Joe Root walks out with Ollie Pope to start England's innings from 38/3 after 8 overs. Shamar Joseph will start the attack for West Indies on Day 2. Let's Play! |
| 8.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Starst off fuller on the middle stump line from over the wicket. Joe Root takes the front foot out and taps it past the bowler towards mid on to start the day. |
| 8.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 8.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Pitched up in the off stump this time. Ollie Pope drives it off the front foot and the ball crashes onto the stumps on the bowling end. |
| 8.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Ollie Pope blocks it off well on the front foot. |
| 8.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 8.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Fuller and straight again on the stumps. Ollie Pope taps it back to the bowler off the front foot. |
| 9.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 9.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Fuller outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 9.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 9.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 9.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, FOUR! ON THE PADS! Jayden Seales swings the ball fuller into the right-hander on the stumps. Joe Root flicks the ball late towards the fine leg area and the ball runs away fine, to the boundary. |
| 9.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 10.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, 4 LEG BYE! Shamar Joseph drifts on the pads from a good length. Ollie Pope looks to flick it but gets a hit on the pads and the ball runs away to the boundary. |
| 10.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, FOUR! Lucky! |
| 10.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, Fuller outside the off stump line with pace. Ollie Pope lets the ball go through. |
| 10.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, No run. |
| 10.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ollie Pope, OUT! TIMBER! |
| 0.0 : Harry Brook is the new man in for England. |
| 10.6 : Shamar Joseph to Harry Brook, On the good length on top of the stumps. Harry Brook stays on the crease and drops the ball down to end a successful over for West Indies. |
| 11.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Swings it in fuller on the off stump line. Joe Root takes the front foot out and blocks it off back to the bowler. |
| 11.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Holds the length back on the off stump line. Joe Root takes a small foot out and taps the ball towards mid off. |
| 11.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On the pads from a good length. Joe Root flicks it with comfort to deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.4 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, Too full on the pads once again. Harry Brook turns the ball to the right of deep square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 11.5 : Jayden Seales to Harry Brook, OUT! c Joshua Da Silva b Jayden Seales. |
| 0.0 : Ben Stokes, the skipper of England walks out to bat now. |
| 11.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes stays on the crease and lets the ball go through. |
| 12.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Hits the length hard on the stumps. Joe Root blocks it off towards the square leg region for a single to get the new man on strike. |
| 12.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 12.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Fuller and wide outside the off stump. Ben Stokes looks to drive the ball but is beaten. |
| 12.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Bowls on a good length outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes lets the ball go through. |
| 12.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 12.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Bowls it up on the off stump this time. Ben Stokes drops the ball down back to the bowler off the front foot. |
| 13.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Bowls the outswinger outside the off stump line. Joe Root takes a big stride out and drives the ball into the covers gap for a couple of runs more. |
| 13.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, No run. |
| 13.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Joe Root lets the ball go through. |
| 13.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 13.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, A good surprise bumper at the batter. Joe Root looks to pull it but is beaten well. |
| 13.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On the pads from a fuller length. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single to end the over. |
| 14.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 14.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Hits the length hard on top fo the off stump. Joe Root drops the ball towards mid off and runs a single. |
| 14.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 14.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! CHEEKY! Alzarri Joseph bowls on a good length but strays on the pads of Joe Root, who flicks the ball fine and gets it running away to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 14.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! SLAPPED! Alzarri Joseph bowls on a length outside the off stump line, allowing Joe Root to slap the ball off the front foot into the gap to the right of point for his second boundary of the over. |
| 14.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Hits the length hard on top fo the off stump line. Joe Root blocks it off the front foot to end the over. |
| 15.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Pitches the ball up outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 15.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, On the length on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes dorps the ball to the right of mid off and runs a quick single. |
| 15.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, A good outswinger outside the off stump line. Joe Root looks to drive it but gets an inside edge towards mid on. |
| 15.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Joe Root stays on the crease and taps it towards mid-wicket. |
| 15.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Bangs it in short at the batter. Joe Root pulls it along the ground towards fine leg for a run. |
| 15.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, On a good length outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 16.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 16.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! SLAP! Alzarri Joseph hits the good length outside the off stump line for Ben Stokes to open his arms and slaps the ball hard infront of point for a superb boundary. His first of the innings. |
| 16.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 16.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 16.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Fuller on the off stump line. Ben Stokes lets the ball go through. |
| 16.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Fuller on the off stump line. Ben Stokes taps the ball to the right of mid off for a single. |
| 17.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 17.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Ben Stokes takes the front foot out and knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 17.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, 2 runs. |
| 17.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 17.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes stays back into the crease and drops the ball short. |
| 17.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 18.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Joe Root blocks it off well. |
| 18.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Fuller on top of the off stump line. Joe Root covers the line of the stumps well and drops it short. |
| 18.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Short and wide outside the off stump. Joe Root looks to tap it late but hits it straight to gully. |
| 18.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, A good outswinger from a good length outside the off stump line. Joe Root plays a good front foot defence towards covers. |
| 18.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! SHOT! Alzarri Joseph pitches it too full on the off stump line, looking for swing. Joe Root takes the front foot out and plays a cover drive to the left of covers and the ball runs away to the boundary line. |
| 18.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Drops the length short outside the off stump line. Joe Root stays back and punches the ball into the point gap for a couple to end the over. |
| 19.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! DRIVEN THROUGH! |
| 19.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Holds the length back on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes taps the ball to the right mid off for a single. |
| 19.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Pitches the ball on a good length on top fo the off stump. Joe Root stays on the crease and gets a hit high on the thighs. |
| 19.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 19.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 19.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Ben Stokes drops down and lets the ball go through. |
| 20.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Pitches the ball on the length outside the off stump line. Joe Root drives the ball to the left of mid off and sets off for three runs till the time the ball is fielded. |
| 20.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Drops it short on top of the off stump line. Ben Stokes stays back and drops the ball short of covers for a single. |
| 20.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Swings the ball in from a good length on top fo the off stump line. Joe Root flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 20.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Holds the length back on top of the off stump from around the wicket. Ben Stokes stays back and flicks the ball to the mid-wicket area for a single. |
| 20.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Drops it short on the stumps. Joe Root stays back inside the crease and blocks it off well. |
| 20.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! West Indies find themselves in a good position and the two wickets that they picked up in this first hour will give them even more confidence. However, they know that Joe Root and Ben Stokes have got the hold of this wicket and this partnership will be the key to deciding who will have the upper hand in this game. The hosts have two of their prolific batters at the crease and they will try to do more of the same. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. |
| 21.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Goes full and on off, angling in sharply, Joe Root prods and blocks it out well but loses his bottom hand in the process. |
| 21.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Wide of the crease from Shamar Joseph, back of a length and on off, Joe Root dabs it down to point. |
| 21.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Pitches it up, on middle, shaping in, Joe Root gets across and flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 21.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 21.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Shamar Joseph bangs this one short and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it away nicely but there is protection in the deep, the ball goes straight towards deep mid-wicket. They cross. It is also called a No Ball for overstepping. |
| Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Short of a length and around off, Joe Root stabs it wide of covers for a run. |
| 21.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Another full delivery that goes down the leg side, Ben Stokes fails to glance it away. |
| 22.1 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Short of a length and on middle, Joe Root rolls his wrists and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg for a single. |
| 22.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Much fuller and on off, Ben Stokes drills it hard down the pitch, but Holder does well to stop it on his follow-through. He fakes a throw at the batter's end as well here. |
| 22.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Full again and around off, Ben Stokes takes a good stride forward and pushes it to covers. |
| 22.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Through the gap! Overpitched and around off, Ben Stokes whips his bottom hand underneath the ball and drills it away through extra covers, the ball does not have enough legs to go to the fence. Three runs taken. |
| 22.5 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Pulls his length back, on off, shaping in, Joe Root keeps it out to the off side. |
| 22.6 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Pitched up and on the pads, Joe Root clips it through square leg for one. |
| 23.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Fuller in length and around off, Joe Root opens the face of his bat and steers it away but fails to beat gully. |
| 23.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Good length and on off again, Joe Root once again opens the face of his bat and guides it past gully this time for a brace. |
| 23.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 23.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Short of a length and around off, Joe Root dabs it down towards backward point. |
| 23.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Extra bounce! |
| 23.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Touch fuller and on off, Joe Root pushes it through covers for a single. |
| 24.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on leg, Joe Root tries to tuck it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 24.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Fires this one full and down the leg, Joe Root tries to paddle it away but misses, Joshua Da Silva gets his left foot out and makes a half-stop. |
| 24.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root clips it towards mid-wicket. |
| 24.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Goes short now, on middle, Joe Root nudges it towards square leg. |
| 24.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, No run. |
| 24.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Quicker, full and down the leg again, Joe Root once again misses out on his paddle sweep. He is not happy with himself as this was there to be put away. Maiden over! |
| 25.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pats it to the leg side. |
| 25.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 25.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Much fuller and around off, Ben Stokes drills it away hard towards mid off. |
| 25.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Full again and on off, Ben Stokes plays a beautiful straight drive, times it well but fails to mid off again. |
| 25.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and around off, Ben Stokes steers it towards point. |
| 25.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Hits the hard length and on off, Ben Stokes guides it away through backward point and comes back for the second run. Good running! |
| 26.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Floated, full and around leg, Joe Root goes down to sweep it away but misses, Joshua Da Silva collects well behind the stumps. |
| 26.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root knocks it towards the bowler. |
| 26.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on middle, Joe Root works it through square leg for a single. |
| 26.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Slower through the air, full and around off, grips and turns in a bit, Ben Stokes watches it through and fends it well. |
| 26.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Flatter, full and on middle, Ben Stokes clips it through mid-wicket for a run. |
| 26.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Looped up, full and on off, Joe Root is solid in his defense once again. |
| 27.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes stays in his crease and clips it to short mid-wicket. |
| 27.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Steps out with intent! Jason Holder lands this on a hard length and just around off, Ben Stokes skips down the track, extends his arms to reach it and slaps it away over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 27.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Pitched up and on off, Ben Stokes blocks it out well. |
| 27.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes stays back and clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 27.5 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, FIFTY FOR ROOT! Half-century number 63 for him in Tests! A solid knock from him and he will want to convert this into a big one now. Hard length and on middle, Joe Root flicks it towards deep square leg for one. |
| 27.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Length again, on middle, Ben Stokes works it towards deep mid-wicket for one more. |
| 28.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, FOUR BYES! That beats everyone! Gudakesh Motie darts in a yorker, just outside off, Ben Stokes looks to drill it away, but the ball goes under his bat and between the legs of the keeper, races away to the fence for a boundary. |
| 28.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Short and around off, Ben Stokes moves back and stabs it down to mid off. |
| 28.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Tossed up, full and on off, turns in a bit, Ben Stokes prods out to play at it but gets an outside edge along the ground and past first slip. Two runs taken. |
| 28.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 28.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Flighted, full and well outside off, Ben Stokes moves across, tries to reach for it but mistimes his drive through cover-point for just a single. |
| 28.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root defends it on the front foot. |
| 29.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Fuller in length and on middle, Ben Stokes taps it towards short covers. |
| 29.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Perfectly played! Jason Holder goes a bit too full and on middle, Ben Stokes strides out, presents the full face of the bat and drives it away wonderfully past mid off for a boundary. |
| 29.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes cuts it away towards deep point for a single. |
| 29.4 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Good length and angling in, Joe Root clips it through square leg for a run. |
| 29.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Touch fuller and around leg, Ben Stokes works it towards deep square leg for another run. |
| 29.6 : Jason Holder to Joe Root, Full again and on the pads, Joe Root clips it towards deep backward square leg for more. 8 runs off the over! |
| 30.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 30.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Flatter, short and well outside off, Joe Root looks to cut it away but fails to reach it. |
| 30.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Good effort in the deep! Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root goes down and paddles it away nicely wide of deep square leg, Shamar Joseph runs to his right and puts in a great dive in to stop it. Two runs taken. |
| 30.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, No run. |
| 30.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 30.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, SIX! Oh..where has that come from? Gudakesh Motie flights it up, full and around middle, Ben Stokes says enough of blocking out, he goes down one knee and absolutely nails his slog sweep over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. 150 up for England! |
| 31.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Short of a length and around middle, Joe Root pulls it away wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 30.6 : Alzarri Joseph (8-2-41-1)Â comes back into the attack. |
| 31.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Back of a length and on leg, Joe Root helps it away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 31.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Uppish but safe! Alzarri Joseph bangs this one into the pitch and on off, Ben Stokes tries to pull it away but gets a bit of a top edge, the ball goes in the air and drops safely over the mid-wicket fielder. Two runs taken. |
| 31.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, A sharp bouncer now around leg, Ben Stokes backs away a bit early and then sways away from it. |
| 31.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Short again and on leg, Ben Stokes tries to hook it away but gloves it down to fine leg for one. |
| 31.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Another bouncer, on middle, Joe Root ducks under it. West Indies haven't had that much success with the short-ball plan here. |
| 0.0 : LUNCH! SESSION SUMMARY - 29 overs, 119 runs, 2 wickets. |
| 32.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Shorter in length, on middle, Ben Stokes pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 32.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Close call! Tossed up, full and on middle, turns in, Ben Stokes strides out to block but just gets an inside edge past short leg. Almost for the Windies. |
| 32.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 32.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, No run. |
| 32.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 32.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Slower through the air, full and on middle, Joe Root negotiates it well. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 2! |
| 0.0 : The day began with Joe Root and Ollie Pope resuming their innings. West Indies struck early, with Shamar Joseph removing Pope for 10 in the third over of the day. Jayden Seales then claimed the wicket of Harry Brook, who edged to the keeper for just two, leaving England in a precarious position. Captain Ben Stokes joined Root at the crease and together, they embarked on a recovery mission. Root, displaying his usual composure and elegance, played some exquisite strokes. During his innings, he su |
| 32.6 : SESSION SUMMARY - 25 overs, 119 runs, 2 wickets. Lunch on day two brings relief and optimism for England as Joe Root and Ben Stokes have navigated a challenging morning session with resilience and flair. The duo has successfully stabilized the innings, taking England to 157/5, trailing by 125 runs. In this session, they amassed 119 runs in 25 overs while losing two wickets. |
| 0.0 : As the session drew to a close, Root remained unbeaten on 58, while Stokes approached his half-century, standing firm on 48. Their steadfast partnership has not only stabilized England's innings but also set the stage for a potentially strong response in the remainder of the day. With the score at 157/5, the hosts are now in a much better position to build a substantial total. The afternoon session promises to be an intriguing battle as England aims to close the deficit and the West Indies look |
| ... DAY 2, SESSION 2 ... |
| We are back for the afternoon session! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Ben Stokes and Joe Root will resume the batting for England. |
| 33.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Four! |
| 33.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, A bouncer now, slower as well, Ben Stokes ducks under it as the ball goes on two bounces to the keeper. |
| 33.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and around leg, Ben Stokes heaves it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 33.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! 12000 Test runs for Joe Root! Alzarri Joseph tries to go short again, on middle and leg, but this one sits up nicely for the batter, Joe Root swivels and pulls it hard and behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 33.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, That's more like it! |
| 33.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 34.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root prods forward and blocks it out. |
| 34.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root clips it towards square leg. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Gudakesh Motie. |
| 34.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Flatter, full and on middle, Joe Root turns it to the leg side. |
| 34.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on middle, Joe Root strides out and eases it to long on for a single. |
| 34.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Slower through the air, full and on off, Ben Stokes goes down and across and sweeps it well but finds square leg. |
| 34.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Ben Stokes, Loopy delivery, full and around of, Ben Stokes pushes it through covers for a run. |
| 35.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, It is evident that West Indies are sticking with the short-ball plan here! Alzarri Joseph bangs in a good bouncer, on middle, Ben Stokes sways away from it. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out now? |
| 35.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, OUT! TAKEN! A massive moment in this Test! The short-ball ploy has worked for West Indies and they have finally managed to get the crucial breakthrough here. |
| 35.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Alzarri Joseph greets the new batter with a bouncer, on middle, Jamie Smith ducks under it. |
| 35.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and around leg, Jamie Smith nudges it towards fine leg for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 35.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, No run. |
| 35.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, FOUR! Beautiful shot! |
| 36.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith prods out and blocks it out. |
| 0.0 : Halt! Jamie Smith gets a bit of medical attention as he finds a nibble on his right toe. Looks good to continue now. |
| 36.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Floated, full and on off, Jamie Smith uses his feet and fends it away. |
| 36.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Goes short and around off, Jamie Smith moves back and punches it straight to point. |
| 36.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 36.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Drags his length back, on middle, Jamie Smith stays back and easily punches it past mid-wicket to collect three more runs. |
| 36.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Looped up, full and on off, Joe Root drills it wide of mid off for a run. |
| 37.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, Short of a length and around leg, Joe Root pulls it wide of deep square leg but just for a single. |
| 37.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Short again and into the body of the batter, Jamie Smith adjusts well and plays a controlled pull shot through square leg for a run. |
| 37.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 37.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and around off, Jamie Smith swats it towards mid on. |
| 37.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Very, very lucky for Jamie Smith! |
| 37.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, SIX! BANG! Much more in control now! Alzarri Joseph goes short yet again but this one does not bounce that much, Jamie Smith picks up the length early, stands tall and absolutely whacks it away over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Good battle going on here between bat and ball! |
| 38.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Tossed up, full and on middle, Joe Root defends it on the front foot. |
| 38.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Arm-ball, quicker and fuller, outside off, Joe Root steers it away towards point. |
| 38.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Goes short and around off, Joe Root punches it through covers for a single. |
| 38.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Flatter, shortish and oo ff, Jamie Smith stays back and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 38.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Oh..that is really close! |
| 38.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Shortish and around off, skids through again, Jamie Smith once again moves back to push it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads. He is misreading the length a bit here. |
| 39.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Back of a length and around off, Joe Root guides it through point for a single. |
| 39.2 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Goes a bit fuller and on off, Jamie Smith stays behind the line and blocks it out well. |
| 39.3 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Hard length this time and on off, Jamie Smith pats it down to the off side. |
| 39.4 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Pitched up, on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith watches it through and fends it away towards point. |
| 39.5 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Good-length delivery, on the sixth stump line, Jamie Smith is solid in his defense again. |
| 39.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Overpitched and on middle, shaping in sharply, Jamie Smith does well to clip it away to deep square leg for a run. England trail by 88 runs now! |
| 40.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith uses his feet and drills it wide of mid on for a single. |
| 40.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, FOUR! Poor delivery and rightly punished! Gudakesh Motie drags his length back and outside off, Joe Root gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it away through backward point for a boundary. He was never going to miss out there. |
| 40.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Flatter, full and on leg, Joe Root clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 40.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith blocks it out. |
| 40.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, 3 runs. |
| 40.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Quicker, short and around off, Joe Root dabs it wide of cover-point for a quick on. |
| 41.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Short of a length and on off, Joe Root guides it through point for a single. |
| 41.2 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Fuller one and on the pads, Jamie Smith flicks it through square leg for a single. |
| 41.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, On a length and on off, Joe Root stays back firmly in his crease and blocks it out. |
| 41.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Goes back to his fuller length, on off, Joe Root strides out and pushes it towards covers. |
| 41.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Overpitched and around off, Joe Root drives it firmly but straight to short covers. |
| 41.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Back of a length and on the sixth stump line, Joe Root steers it towards gully, Jason Holder fumbles a bit but no harm done. |
| 0.0 : The umpires check the ball and it looks like it's out of shape. Call for a change of ball. Will this help the West Indies'Â fast bowlers with some reverse swing? Let's find out. |
| 42.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Oh..that keeps low! Flatter, short and on off, does not bounce that much, Jamie Smith backs away and adjusts well to steer it towards point for a single. |
| 42.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Floated, full and on middle, Joe Root blocks it out from his crease. |
| 42.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Quicker, short and around off, Joe Root cuts it hard on the ground but straight towards point. |
| 42.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Flighted, full and on off, Joe Root keeps it out to the off side. |
| 42.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 42.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Drags his length back, on off, Jamie Smith punches it to extra covers. |
| 43.1 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Back of a length and on off, Joe Root gets his head on top of the ball and blocks it out well. |
| 43.2 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Good length and around off, Joe Root stabs it down towards short covers. |
| 43.3 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Goes fuller and on middle, angling in, Joe Root wristily flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace. |
| 43.4 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Probably the first time Joe Root miscues his pull shot! |
| 43.5 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Hard length and around off, Joe Root guidees it towards backward point where the fielder makes a good diving stop. |
| 43.6 : Jayden Seales to Joe Root, Touch fuller, on middle, Joe Root blocks it out nicely. |
| 44.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Short and on middle, Jamie Smith moves back and punches it down the pitch. |
| 44.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Slows it up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith prods out and blocks it out. |
| 44.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Flatter, short and around off, Jamie Smith punches it straight to short covers. |
| 44.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Powered away! Floats this one up, short and outside off, Jamie Smith makes no mistake there, rocks back and slaps it away through extra covers for an easy boundary. |
| 44.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith turns it to the leg side. |
| 44.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Quicker, full and on leg, Jamie Smith works it through square leg for a single. England going along nicely here! |
| 45.1 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Full and on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith watches the ball through and blocks it out solidly. |
| 44.6 : Shamar Joseph (6-0-21-1)Â comes back into the attack. |
| 45.2 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Nearly! Shamar Joseph tries the yorker but just misses it, this is a low full on the stumps, Jamie Smith looks to drive it away but gets an inside edge through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 45.3 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Pitched up but way down the leg side, Joe Root leaves it alone, Joshua Da Silva behind the stumps dives this left but only to parry it behind, the batters take two byes. Root had to sprint a bit but makes his ground easily. |
| 45.4 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Fuller and on middle, Joe Root knocks it towards mid on. |
| 45.5 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Goes full again but again down the leg side, Joe Root looks to flick it away but misses. |
| 45.6 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, Overpitched and on middle, Joe Root keeps it out down the pitch. |
| 46.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Swept and swept well! Floated, full and around leg, it is a freebie as there is no protection in the deep, Jamie Smith goes down and swipes it over short fine for a boundary. |
| 46.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Flighted, full and on middle, Jamie Smith blocks it out. |
| 46.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, FOUR! To the right of short fine this time! |
| 46.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Slows it up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith defends it on the front foot. |
| 46.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Tossed up, full and on middle, Jamie Smith clips it towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 46.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, Goes short and around off, Joe Root guides it towards wide of point for a quick run. |
| 47.1 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, 2 runs. |
| 47.2 : Shamar Joseph to Joe Root, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! England lost just one wicket in the first hour of the second session on Day 2. Joe Root is still out there batting on 84 and with him is Jamie Smith who is also looking solid. West Indies are trying hard and they will want to pick up a couple of wickets before Tea. Let's see what happens. |
| 47.3 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Swings the ball away from the off stump line. Jamie Smith taps it off the front foot to covers. |
| 47.4 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Fuller on the off stump line. Jamie Smith drives the ball hard but straight to mid off. |
| 47.5 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 47.6 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 48.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, No run. |
| 48.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Joe Root, OUT! lbw b Gudakesh Motie. |
| 0.0 : Chris Woakes walks out to bat now. |
| 48.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 48.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Flighted, full and on middle, Chris Woakes defends it on the front foot. |
| 48.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Arm-ball now, full and on off, goes in with the angle, Chris Woakes manages well to keep it out. |
| 48.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Darts this one full and on off, Chris Woakes taps it out towards short covers. A maiden-wicket over from Gudakesh Motie, and not just any wicket, the big one of Joe Root. |
| 49.1 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Fuller and around off, Jamie Smith drives it nicely but straight to mid off. |
| 49.2 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Shamar Joseph hits the good length and around off, Jamie Smith stays in his crease and tries to push it away but gets an outside edge that goes on the bounce to Jason Holder at second slip. |
| 49.3 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and around off, Jamie Smith punches it towards short covers. |
| 49.4 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, No ball! |
| Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Short again on the stumps. Jamie Smith slats it to deep mid-wicket and sets off for a single. |
| 49.5 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 49.6 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Short and wide outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith cuts the ball hard infront of deep point for a single. |
| 50.1 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Swings the ball away from a good length. Chris Woakes drives the ball to sweeper covers for a single. |
| 50.2 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Short and wide, cut away to sweeper covers for a single. |
| 50.3 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, BEATEN! A good out swinger that beats the bat of Chris Woakes as he looks to cut the ball hard outside the off stump. |
| 50.4 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, FOUR! SLAPPED! Chris Woakes gets the middle of the bat this time. Jayden Seales drops the length back and Chris Woakes slaps it infront of point for a superb boundary. |
| 50.5 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Drops the length back outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes drops it short of covers for a single. |
| 50.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Bangs it short outside the off stump. Jamie Smith stays inside the crease and drops the ball on the crease. |
| 51.1 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Fuller on the stumps. Chris Woakes flicks the ball straight to mid on. |
| 51.2 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Pitches the ball fuller again outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes drives it off the front foot to covers. |
| 51.3 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 51.4 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Four! |
| 51.5 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 51.6 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Brilliantly timed! |
| 52.1 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Fuller on the off stump line. Chris Woakes drives the ball straight to mid off. |
| 52.2 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Chris Woakes blocks it off well. |
| 52.3 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Driven through covers! Jayden Seales pitches it fuller outside the off stump. Chris Woakes drives it to the left of mid off and runs three runs. |
| 52.4 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Holds the length back on top of the off stump. Jamie Smith blocks it off the front foot. |
| 52.5 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Pitches it up on the stumps. Jamie Smith flicks the ball straight to mid on. |
| 52.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, BEATEN! Jayden Seales swings the ball well from the length away from the batter outside off. Jamie Smith looks to throw his bat at it but misses the ball. |
| 53.1 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 53.2 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Swings the ball into the right-hander. Chris Woakes drives it well but straight to covers. |
| 53.3 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, On the pads, flicked away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 53.4 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith taps it straight to point from the crease. |
| 53.5 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Swings the ball away from the right-hander outside the off stump. Jamie Smith looks to drive it on the up but misses. |
| 53.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Fuller on the stumps this time. Jamie Smith takes the front foot out and flicks the ball to mid on to end the over. |
| 54.1 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Shapes the ball well away from the right-hander. Chris Woakes takes the front foot out and knocks it off. |
| 54.2 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Fuller again on the off stump. Chris Woakes drives the ball straight to covers off the front foot. |
| 54.3 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Another outswinger on the off stump line. Chris Woakes taps the ball off the front foot towards mid off. |
| 54.4 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Bangs in short at the batter. Chris Woakes pulls it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 54.5 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 54.6 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Knocks the ball into the on side for a single off the last ball of the over. England now trail by 23 runs. |
| 55.1 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, LEG BYE! Jason Holder hits the length hard on top of the off stump line and Chris Woakes gets a hit high on the thigh pads for a single from square leg. |
| 55.2 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Another good length ball on top of the off stump. Jamie Smith blocks it off well. |
| 55.3 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, FOUR! PUNISHED! Second FIFTY for Jamie Smith. |
| 55.4 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Fuller on the stumps. Jamie Smith takes the front foot out and blocks it off well. |
| 55.5 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Holds the length back on the off stump line. Jamie Smith stays back and taps it down. |
| 55.6 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, On the pads, fuller again. Jamie Smith flicks it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 56.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, BEATEN! Jamie Smith gets beaten from the crease as Alzarri Joseph gets the ball to nip away from a good length on the off stump. |
| 56.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, The length again on top of the off stump. Jamie Smith stays on the crease again and knocks it off towards covers. |
| 56.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Drops the length back on top of the stumps. Jamie Smith stays back and blocks it off well. |
| 56.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, On the pads on top of the stumps. Jamie Smith gets an inside edge towards the fine leg for a single. |
| 56.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Swings the ball up on the stumps. Chris Woakes drives the ball hard to mid on off the front foot. |
| 56.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Chris Woakes stays on the crease and knocks it off well. |
| 57.1 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Gets the ball to nip back in from a good length on top of the stumps. Jamie Smith gets an inside edge onto the pads as he looks to block it off. |
| 57.2 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Fuller on the off stump. Jamie Smith takes the front foot out and knocks it off well. |
| 57.3 : Jason Holder to Jamie Smith, Stays on the good length outside the off stump. Jamie Smith slices the ball to sweeper covers. |
| 57.4 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Brings the length back, outside the off stump line. Chris Woakes lifts his arms and lets the ball go through. |
| 57.5 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Bit fuller on the off stump line. Chris Woakes takes the front foot out and blocks the ball well. |
| 57.6 : Jason Holder to Chris Woakes, Drops the length back outside the off stump line and Chris Woakes stands tall to guide the ball to deep point for a single to end the over. |
| 58.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Swings the ball fuller on the middle stump line. Jamie Smith drives the ball through mid-wicket for a couple of runs more. |
| 58.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Jamie Smith drives it on the up towards mid off. |
| 58.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Just short outside the off stump. Jamie Smith stays back in the crease and guides the ball to the right of point for a single. |
| 58.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Bangs it in short at the batter. Chris Woakes pulls to away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 58.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, BEATEN! Swings the ball away from a good length outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith looks to block it but misses the ball completely. |
| 58.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Jamie Smith taps it towards deep point and runs a single to end the session. England trail by 8 runs. |
| 0.0 : SESSION SUMMARY - 117 runs and 2 wickets in 26 overs! Just like Day 1, the second session has been a great battle between the two teams. The hosts started with two set batters at the crease and both Ben Stokes and Joe Root put a good stand of 115 runs and reduced the deficit by a good margin. Skipper took an aggressive approach and notched up his fifty but the short-ball plan against him worked for the visitors. Root held one end solidly and found excellent support from Jamie Smith who has sh |
| The duo added over 50 runs and took them closer to the Windies' total, but it was Gudakesh Motie who got the big wicket of Root on 87 and denied him a chance of a hundred. However, that did not stop Smith from playing his shots freely and to be honest, he was also helped by some wayward bowling from the visitors. Chris Woakes also came in and managed to chip in without much trouble and the lead has been cut short to just 8 runs. England will look to go past that and take as much lead as possi |
| ... DAY 2, FINAL SESSION ... |
| Oh no! Just as the Umpires and the players were about to walk in to start the Last session, the rain gods showed their appearance. The start of the last session stands delayed. |
| We are back! The Umpires and the players are back on the field after a short delay due to rain to start the final session on Day 2. Jamie Smith walks out with Chris Woakes to bat for England. Jayden Seales to start the attack after Tea for West Indies. Let's Play! |
| 59.1 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 59.2 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Jayden Seales bangs in a bouncer now, on off, Chris Woakes ducks under it. |
| 59.3 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 59.4 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 59.5 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and on middle, Jamie Smith stays back in his crease and blocks it out. |
| 59.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Overpitched and on middle, angling in, Jamie Smith dills it straight to mid on. |
| Who bowls from the other end? |
| 60.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Put away! Alzarri Joseph tries to dig it short but this one angles down the leg, Chris Woakes adjusts well and helps it on its way to the fine leg fence for a boundary. |
| 60.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Short of a length and around off, Chris Woakes steers it towards gully. |
| 60.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Back of a length and on off, Chris Woakes dabs it in front of point and calls for the run but denies it in the end. |
| 60.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, A good bouncer now, on middle, Chris Woakes pulls it away towards deep square leg for a single. Another 50-run partnership comes up for England! |
| 60.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, A bit fuller and on off, Jamie Smith guides it through point for a run. |
| 60.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Hard length and around off, Chris Woakes opens the face of his bat and punches it through point for a brace. ENGLAND TAKES THE LEAD NOW! |
| 61.1 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 61.2 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Fuller and on middle, Jamie Smith covers his stumps and knocks it down the pitch. |
| 61.3 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Pitched up and on off, shapes away a bit, Jamie Smith bunts it to the off side for a single. |
| 61.4 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, On a length and around off, Chris Woakes pats it down in front of short covers. |
| 61.5 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Short of a length and on middle, Chris Woakes pulls it towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 61.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Good length and on off, Jamie Smith steers it through the vacant point region for another easy run. |
| 62.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Just wide! Short of a length and around off, Jamie Smith stands tall and smacks it away with disdain, the fielder at mid-wicket dives to his right but the ball zips past him for a boundary. |
| 62.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Back of a length and on off, Jamie Smith stays back and fends it away. |
| 62.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Poor bowling! |
| 62.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Wow..what a shot! Alzarri Joseph lands this on a hard length and on off, this one does not bounce that much, Jamie Smith keeps his weight on the back foot and swats it away beautifully past mid on for four more runs. |
| 62.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Good length and on middle, Jamie Smith heaves it away towards deep square leg for one. 300 up for England! |
| 62.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, FOUR MORE! Streaky but they all count! |
| 63.1 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 63.2 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Top shot! The runs are coming thick and fast now! This is very full and around off, Chris Woakes leans onto his drive nicely and creams it through covers for a lovely boundary. |
| 63.3 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 63.4 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, FOUR! England have changed gears here! Jayden Seales bangs this short and around off, sticks to the surface a bit, Jamie Smith waits for it and then pull it away in the air and towards the deep mid-wicket region, the fielder from deep square leg runs to his left but the ball goes away for a boundary. |
| 63.5 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, On a length and around off, Jamie Smith guides it towards point for another run. |
| 63.6 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Overpitched and outside off, Chris Woakes throws his bat at it and stabs it out towards covers. 10 runs off the over. Another expensive one! |
| 64.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Floated, full and on middle, Jamie Smith prods out and blocks it out. |
| 64.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Flatter, full and on leg, Jamie Smith drills it to mid on. |
| 64.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 64.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 64.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 64.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Flighted, full and on middle, Chris Woakes knocks it down the pitch. Just one run off the over. Tidy stuff! |
| 65.1 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 65.2 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Right in the blockhole, on middle, Chris Woakes digs it out towards silly mid on. |
| 65.3 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Short of a length and on middle, Chris Woakes swats it on the ground and the ball goes towards deep square leg for a run. |
| 0.0 : Another change in the ball as the shape is not right and the ball does not pass the ring test. The umpires call for a fresh ball. |
| 65.4 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 65.5 : Jayden Seales to Chris Woakes, Slower one, back of a length and on off, Chris Woakes stabs it down towards point for one. |
| 65.6 : Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, Jayden Seales goes for the bouncer but this one is too high, Jamie Smith ducks under it, Wided. |
| Jayden Seales to Jamie Smith, FOUR! He just loves this length! |
| 66.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 66.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 66.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Floated and on middle, Jamie Smith uses his feet and works it towards mid-wicket for a run. |
| 66.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Flatter, full and on off, Chris Woakes keeps it out to the of side. |
| 66.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Slows it up, full and on leg, Chris Woakes looks to tuck it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 66.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Quicker, full and on off, Chris Woakes drives it straight to short covers. |
| 67.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Jamie Smith, Four! |
| Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, FOUR! Jamie Smith greets Shamar Joseph with a boundary! This is very full and on the pads, Jamie Smith brings his wrists into play and whips it away towards the vacant deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary. He moves into te 90s now! |
| 67.2 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 67.3 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Touch fuller, on middle, Chris Woakes knocks it down the pitch. |
| 67.4 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Good length and around off, Chris Woakes strides out and drives it on the up nicely, gets it past covers as the fielder chases it down. Three runs taken. |
| 67.5 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 67.6 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, Slower, on a length and on middle, Jamie Smith runs it down towards third man for another run. |
| 68.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, Floated, full and on off, Jamie Smith uses his feet and pushes it to short covers. |
| 68.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 68.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 68.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Jamie Smith, 1 run. |
| 68.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 68.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Looped up, full and on middle, Chris Woakes is solid in his defense again, |
| 69.1 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, No run. |
| 69.2 : Shamar Joseph to Jamie Smith, OUT! BOWLED'EM! Heartbreak for Jamie Smith! You can see the disappointment on the face of Ben Stokes and the England hut. Very unlucky for him but Shamar Joseph won't mind that. |
| 0.0 : Gus Atkinson is the new batter for England. |
| 69.3 : Shamar Joseph to Gus Atkinson, 1 run. |
| 69.4 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, No ball! |
| Shamar Joseph to Gus Atkinson, 1 run. |
| 69.5 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 69.6 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, Uppish but safe! Pitched up and on middle, Chris Woakes tries to work it away but gets a leading edge that just ballons over Shamar Joseph and lands safely. |
| 70.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Flatter, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson blocks it out. |
| 70.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Four! |
| 70.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, 2 runs. |
| 70.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, No run. |
| 70.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Floated, full and around middle, Gus Atkinson prods out and fends it down the pitch. |
| 70.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Looped up, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 71.1 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, 2 runs. |
| 71.2 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, FIFTY FOR WOAKES! Another English batter with a fine, fine knock in this inning! Back of a length and around off, Woakes runs it down towards third man for a couple of runs. A huge round of applause for him on his home ground. |
| 71.3 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, 2 runs. |
| 71.4 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 71.5 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, FOUR! Cracking shot! |
| 71.6 : Shamar Joseph to Chris Woakes, 1 run. |
| 72.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 72.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Floated, full and on off, Chris Woakes defends it on the front foot. |
| 72.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Flighted, full and on middle, Chris Woakes negotiates it well again. |
| 72.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 72.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 72.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Chris Woakes, Short again and outside off, Chris Woakes steers it towards point for a single and keeps the strike. |
| 73.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, Four! |
| 73.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, No run. |
| 73.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Chris Woakes, OUT! TAKEN! Alzarri Joseph gets his man atlast! |
| 0.0 : Drinks! Shoaib Bashir walks out as the last man for England as the Umpires call for Drinks. England are 363 for 9 after 73.3 overs with the last pain on the field. They hold the lead of 81 runs and will hope to touch the 100 mark. West Indies will be looking to close out the innings soon and get out to bat as soon as possible to shorten the lead by the end of the day. Let's see what happens. |
| 73.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Shoaib Bashir, Bangs in a sharp bumper at the batter. Shoaib Bashir does well to get away from there. |
| 73.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Shoaib Bashir, Pitches it up, on off, Shoaib Bashir blocks it out with a straight bat. |
| 73.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Shoaib Bashir, In the air...safe! Another sharp bouncer, on middle, Shoaib Bashir takes his eyes off and just swings his bat for the pull, gets a top edge, Jason Holder at short fine reacts a bit too late and the ball lands over his head safely. |
| 74.1 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Floated, short and on off, Gus Atkinson stays back and blocks it out. |
| 74.2 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Short again and around off, Gus Atkinson steers it towards point. |
| 74.3 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Tossed up, full and on middle, Gus Atkinson prods out and blocks it out. |
| 74.4 : Gudakesh Motie to Gus Atkinson, Risky run! |
| 74.5 : Gudakesh Motie to Shoaib Bashir, No run. |
| 74.6 : Gudakesh Motie to Shoaib Bashir, Slows it up, full and on middle, Shoaib Bashir keeps it out. |
| 75.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, A sharp bouncer, on off, angling away, Gus Atkinson tries to pull it away but fails to connect. |
| 75.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, Six! |
| 75.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, SIX MORE! Got hold of that one as well! |
| 75.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Gus Atkinson, OUT! TAKEN! Alzarri Joseph wraps things up with a four-fer! He bangs this into the pitch again, on middle, Gus Atkinson goes for the big heave again, but this time the ball gets big on him and goes off the top edge, Gudakesh Motie at mid-wicket backtracks a bit and takes a good catch. England have been bowled out for 376! |
| 0.0 : End of England's first innings, and they've posted a formidable total of 376 in 75.4 overs, gaining a handy 94-run lead over the West Indies. This lead is particularly impressive given the precarious position England found themselves in last evening, tottering at 54/5. The turning point came with the partnership between Joe Root and Ben Stokes, who used all their experience to steady the ship with a brilliant 115-run stand for the sixth wicket. Stokes played a crucial knock of 54 before departin |
| West Indies had an opportunity to capitalize, but they failed to seize it as Jamie Smith and Chris Woakes built a solid partnership for the eighth wicket. Together, they added 106 runs, with Smith narrowly missing his maiden Test century, falling just five runs short. Woakes also made a significant contribution, scoring 62 before being dismissed. Gus Atkinson provided the final flourish with some lusty blows, propelling England to a competitive total of 376. His aggressive batting added crucial |
| With this strong total, England has put themselves in a commanding position, and the West Indies will need to dig deep in their second innings to bridge the deficit and fight their way back into the match. The stage is set for an intriguing battle as the Test match progresses. The final hour of play on Day 2 is coming right up, stay tuned. |
| 0.1 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Starts off swinging the ball outside the leg stump line. Kraigg Brathwaite lets it go through. |
| 0.2 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Swings this away from the right-hander. Kraigg Brathwaite sees it through. |
| 0.3 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Drops the length short on top fo the stumps. Kraigg Brathwaite gets deep in the crease and drops the ball short. |
| 0.4 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Gets the ball to nip back into the right-hander from outside the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite covers the line of the stumps and lets the ball go. |
| 0.5 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, Bangs it short on top of the off stump. Kraigg Brathwaite adjusts well and blocks it off. |
| 0.6 : Chris Woakes to Kraigg Brathwaite, OUT! b Chris Woakes. |
| 0.0 : Kirk Mckenzie walks out to bat at number 3. Also, Gus Atkinson to share the attack. |
| 1.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, No ball! |
| Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Fuller on the stumps this time. Mikyle Louis taps it off the front foot to mid on and runs a single off the misfield. |
| 1.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Kirk Mckenzie takes the front foot out and blocks it off towards covers. |
| 1.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 1.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, From over the wicket, angling away from a shorter length across the left-hander. Kirk Mckenzie is not interested in playing at that. |
| 1.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Drops it short on top of the stumps. Kirk Mckenzie stays on the crease and knocks the ball down. |
| 1.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Shorter again on the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie pokes at it to get an outside edge running to the right of point for a couple of runs to open his account. |
| 2.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Swings it away from the length. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and lets the ball go. |
| 2.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Four! |
| 2.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 2.4 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Swings it fuller around off. Mikyle Louis drives it to the left of mid off and sets off for a quick single. |
| 2.5 : Chris Woakes to Kirk Mckenzie, Bowls it fuller on the stumps. Kirk Mckenzie flicks the ball to mid on, off the front foot. |
| 2.6 : Chris Woakes to Kirk Mckenzie, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump. Kirk Mckenzie takes the front foot out and plays the defence well. |
| 3.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Bangs it in short outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis opens the face of the bat and runs it down to the third man area for three runs. |
| 3.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 3.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, BEATEN! Gus Atkinson gets the ball to move away from a good length just outside the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie stays on the crease and looks to play at it, in the end missing the ball completely. |
| 3.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Stays short on the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie gets back and slaps the ball down towards point. |
| 3.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 3.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, FOUR! SLAPPED! Gus Atkinson gives away room outside the off stump with pace from a shorter length and Kirk Mckenzie stands tall on the crease and slaps the ball along the ground to the covers boundary line for four runs. |
| 4.1 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, Fuller outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis lets the ball go through. |
| 4.2 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 4.3 : Chris Woakes to Mikyle Louis, DROPPED! Straight in and straight out! The skipper Ben Stokes drops a sitter at mid off. Chris Woakes pitches the ball on the driving length on the off stump line and Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and punches the ball in the air, straight to mid off where Ben Stokes gets to the ball and fumbles it away for the batters to pick up 3 runs. |
| 4.4 : Chris Woakes to Kirk Mckenzie, Bowls it up outside the off stump line and Kirk Mckenzie lets the ball go through. |
| 4.5 : Chris Woakes to Kirk Mckenzie, No run. |
| 4.6 : Chris Woakes to Kirk Mckenzie, Holds the length back on top of the stumps. Kirk Mckenzie drops it down from the crease. |
| 5.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Bangs it short at the batter. Mikyle Louis blocks it off towards the right of point and sets off for a single. |
| 5.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Bangs it in short at the batter. Kirk Mckenzie pulls it away in front of deep square leg or a couple of runs. |
| 5.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, Hits the length hard just outside the off stump line. Kirk Mckenzie stays back and tucks the ball to point. |
| 0.0 : Who will walk out now? |
| 5.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kirk Mckenzie, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Gus Atkinson sends Kirk Mckenzie back into the hut. Wobble seam from a good length just outside the off stump line and Kirk Mckenzie looks to block it from the crease and only manages to get a nick back to Jamie Smith who grabs an easy catch. |
| 5.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Just short on top of the off stump. Alick Athanaze stays back and drops the ball short of square leg for a single to get off the mark. |
| 5.6 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Bangs it short at the batter. Mikyle Louis looks to pull it but mistimes it towards mid-wicket. |
| 6.1 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Swings the ball fuller on the off stump line. Alick Athanaze taps it down towards point. |
| 6.2 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Bowls it up on the off stump. Alick Athanaze offers a front foot defence. |
| 6.3 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 6.4 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Hits the deck hard on top of off. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease to knock it off. |
| 6.5 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Swings the ball fuller on the middle stump. Alick Athanaze drives it to mid on off the front foot. |
| 6.6 : Chris Woakes to Alick Athanaze, Just short on the off stump again. Alick Athanaze is comfortable on the crease and he drops the ball towards covers to end the over. |
| 7.1 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and drives the ball straight to mid off. |
| 7.2 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Another ball from a good length outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 7.3 : Gus Atkinson to Mikyle Louis, Just short outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis drives it to the left of mid off and sets off for a single. |
| 7.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Swings the ball away from the left-hander outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze takes the front foot out and drives the ball to covers. |
| 7.5 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Brings the length back outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze is back inside the crease and tucks the ball towards covers. |
| 7.6 : Gus Atkinson to Alick Athanaze, Swings the ball away from the left-hander outside the off stump from the back of a length. Alick Athanaze lets the ball go through. |
| Shoaib Bashir comes into the attack for England. |
| 8.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Tosses the ball up on the stumps. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and knocks it off well. |
| 8.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Floats the ball up outside the off stump line, gets a bit of turn. Mikyle Louis offers a front foot defence. |
| 8.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 8.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 8.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Fires it in just outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis stays back and blocks it off well. |
| 8.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Riskey run from Mikyle Louis. Shoaib Bashir flights the ball up on the off stump and Mikyle Louis drives it straight to mid off and runs a quick single. Ben Duckett picks the ball up at once and takes a shy at the bowler's end but misses. |
| 9.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and blocks it off well. |
| 9.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Bangs it in short at the batter from over the wicket angle. Mikyle Louis stays back in the crease and drops the ball down on the crease. |
| 9.3 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Leg bye. |
| 9.4 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease and offers a defence. |
| 9.5 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Bangs it in short at the batter. Alick Athanaze looks to pull the ball but misses it and gets a hit on the body. |
| 9.6 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Hits the length hard on top of the stumps. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease and blocks it off well. |
| 10.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Flights the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and drives the ball to mid off. |
| 10.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Floats the ball up outside the off stump pole. Mikyle Louis taps the ball to the left of mid off for a single. |
| 10.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Fuller on the stumps. Alick Athanaze flicks the ball well but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 10.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 10.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Slows it down, fuller outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze offers a solid front foot defence. |
| 10.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Flighted ball up on the stumps. Alick Athanaze blocks it off well to end the over. |
| 11.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Mark Wood nails a perfect inswinging yorker at the front toe of Mikyle Louis with a serious pace. Mikyle Louis gets a hit on the front leg and drops on the crease. Huge appeal for LBW but the umpire says no. England take the review. UltraEdge shows no involvement of the bat anywhere close to the ball and the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is pitched on the line, the Impact is on the leg stump and the ball looks to be hitting the leg stump on Umpire's Call. |
| 11.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Another inswinger on the off stump line and Mikyle Louis flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 11.3 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 11.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Zips past the outside edge from a good length outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis has no idea what to do with that. |
| 11.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Drops it short just outside the off stump line, nipping away from the right-hander. Mikyle Louis stands deep inside the crease but gets beaten again. |
| 11.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Pitches the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot and blocks the ball towards covers for a single. |
| 12.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Tosses the ball outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis offers a good front foot defence. |
| 12.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Floats up on the stumps. Mikyle Louis blocks it off the front foot. |
| 12.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Holds the length back on top of the stumps. Mikyle Louis stays back and taps it down. |
| 12.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 12.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 12.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Just short at the stumps. Mikyle Louis gets back and knocks the ball back to the bowler. |
| 13.1 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 13.2 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, 2 runs. |
| 13.3 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Bangs it in short at the batter this time. Alick Athanaze gets deep inside the crease and knocks it off well. |
| 13.4 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Good bumper at the batter. Alick Athanaze ducks down and sees it through. |
| 13.5 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Holds his length back outside the off stump line. Alick Athanaze stays back and drives the ball to the left of point for a single. |
| 13.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Swings the ball into the right-hander form a good length and Mikyle Louis blocks it off the front foot to end Day 2 of this Test match. |
| 0.0 : What a turnaround for England! From a precarious 54/5, sensational batting from Root, Smith, Stokes, and Woakes propelled them to a 94-run lead. West Indies have only themselves to blameâfirstly for missing a crucial review on Root, and then for neither their bowlers nor batters stepping up. Now, they find themselves trailing significantly by 61 runs. |
| England started Day 2 in a tough spot, and losing Pope and Brook within the first hour put them even further behind. The situation could have been worse if the West Indies had reviewed an LBW decision against Root, who would have been out for zero. Missing that review proved costly. However, Root, along with his skipper, formed a vital partnership that steadied the innings without losing more wickets in that session. For the West Indies, Shamar Joseph secured an early breakthrough, followed by a |
| The second session was evenly matched, with both teams having their share of success. Stokes reached his half-century before being dismissed, but not before his partnership with Root had significantly reduced the deficit. After Stokes' departure, Root found a solid partner in Smith, who looked impressive right from the start. Unfortunately, Root fell for 87, narrowly missing another century. Smith continued to score freely, and Woakes added valuable runs, ensuring that they went into Tea without |
| It was a very eventful last session and the crowd remained entertained on every other ball. Smith and Woakes extended their partnership and managed to take the lead. The former was scoring at a good rate and soon got into the nervous 90s. However, unfortunately for him, he lost his wicket just five short of his maiden ton but Woakes stayed there and registered his fifty putting the hosts into a healthy lead. Atkinson played a few lusty blows towards the end and they ended up with 94-run lead. Af |
| Right then, that is it from a spectacular Day 2 of this 3rd Test. England have made a fine comeback and now are in a strong position while Windies need to do lot more work to get back in this game. Action on Day 3 which is called the 'Moving Day' will start on 3.30 pm IST (10 am GMT), buy you can join us early for all the build-up. Cheers! |
| ... MATCH DAY 3, FIRST SESSION ... |
| A warm welcome to everyone joining us here today. As we begin day three of this thrilling Test match, England holds the upper hand after a dominant performance on day two. The hosts managed to secure a handy lead of 94 runs before their bowlers came out firing, reducing the West Indies to 33/2 at the close of play. The visitors still trail by 61 runs and face a daunting task ahead. |
| Day two began with England's Joe Root and Ollie Pope at the crease. Shamar Joseph provided an early breakthrough for the West Indies, dismissing Pope for 10. Harry Brook followed soon after, edging one to the keeper for just two runs. Despite these early setbacks, Root remained solid and found a reliable partner in skipper Ben Stokes. The West Indies bowlers struggled to maintain pressure, allowing Root and Stokes to build a crucial partnership. Root surpassed Brian Lara on the all-time Test run |
| In their second innings, the West Indies had a disastrous start. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite was dismissed for a duck in the very first over by Chris Woakes, and Kirk McKenzieâs struggles continued as he was caught behind for eight. At the close of Day Two, Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze remained unbeaten on 18 and 5, with the West Indies on 33/2, still trailing by 61 runs. As Day Three dawns at Edgbaston, both teams will be eager to seize control. England will aim to capitalize on their strong |
| 14.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Tossed up on the off stump again. Alick Athanaze taps the ball towards covers off the front foot. |
| 14.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Starts off fuller on the off stump and gets a bit of turn. Alick Athanaze drives the ball off the front foot towards point. |
| 14.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : All in readiness for the start of Day 3! The players make their way out to the middle now and this will be a crucial day in deciding this Test match. |
| 14.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Fuller on the stumps. Mikyle Louis drives the ball back to the bowler. |
| 14.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! LEG BYES! Shoaib Bashir gets good turn from the stumps into the right-hander. Mikyle Louis gets a flick off the pads and the ball runs away to the fine leg boundary line for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Mark Wood. |
| 15.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Pitches the ball fuller and straight on the stumps. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and tucks the ball to the right of mid on and runs a single. |
| 15.2 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 15.3 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Bowls it fuller across the left-hander from over the wicket angle outside the off stump. Alick Athanaze takes out a good front foot out and taps the ball towards covers. |
| 15.4 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Drops his length, keeping the ball on the same outside off channel. Alick Athanaze gets back quickly and fends the ball towards point. |
| 15.5 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 15.6 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Keeps the length short on top of the stumps. Alick Athanaze gets back in the crease and blocks out the ball to end the over. |
| 16.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Good turn into the right-hander from outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis looks to flick it off the front foot but gets a hit on the front pads outside the line of the off stump. |
| 16.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 16.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, OFF THE PADS! Shoaib Bashir bowls the ball on the pads and it turns away. Mikyle Louis gets a flick on the front pads and the ball goes straight to Ollie Pope at short leg. |
| 16.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Just short on the pads. Mikyle Louis stays back and drops the ball down on the crease. |
| 16.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Four! |
| 16.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Bowls it on the off stump. Mikyle Louis looks to drive it on the off side gap but gets an inside edge back to the bowler. |
| 17.1 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Pitches it up outside the off stump channel from over the wicket angle. Alick Athanaze taps the ball off the front foot towards covers. |
| 17.2 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 17.3 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Wider outside the off stump from a shorter length and Alick Athanaze cuts the ball to deep point for a single. |
| 17.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Runs in hard and drops the length back outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis gets back in the crease and lets the ball to through. |
| 17.5 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Another good bumper at the body of Mikyle Louis with pace. Mikyle Louis gets a hit on the ribs and the ball falls down on the crease. |
| 17.6 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Pitches this on a good length right on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis taps it off the front foot to the left of mid off and runs a single to keep the strike for the next over. |
| 18.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 18.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 18.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Tosses it up fuller outside the off stump. Mikyle Louis drives it to the right of point for a single. |
| 18.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 18.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 18.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, Bowls this slower in the air outside the off stump line. Alick Athanaze stays on the crease and tucks it down towards covers. |
| 19.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 19.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 19.3 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, A brilliant yorker to back up a short ball. Mikyle Louis manages to keep it out in time. |
| 19.4 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Drops the length again outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis tucks it to the right of point and runs a quick single. |
| 19.5 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, Four! |
| 19.6 : Mark Wood to Alick Athanaze, 1 run. |
| 20.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 20.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 20.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, No run. |
| 20.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Alick Athanaze, OUT! lbw b Shoaib Bashir. |
| 0.0 : Kavem Hodge walks out to bat now. |
| 20.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Four! |
| 20.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, BEATEN! Shoaib Bashir finishes an excellent over. Bowls it outside the off stump once again and beats the outside edge of Kavem Hodge as he looks to poke at it. |
| 21.1 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 21.2 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, JUST SHORT! Mark Wood bowls another bumper at the body of Mikyle Louis and he looks very uncomfortable to block it, in the end, the ball gets a leading edge that falls just short of the fielder at catching mid-wicket. |
| 21.3 : Mark Wood to Mikyle Louis, Bowls a brilliant yorker on the leg stump line. Mikyle Louis somehow manages to flick it to deep square leg for a single and gets off strike. |
| 21.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 21.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Swing and a miss! Mark Wood drops it short on top of the stumps. Kavem Hodge looks to pull it but misses the ball comepletely. |
| 21.6 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Four! |
| 22.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Just short on the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 22.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Kavem Hodge offers a solid front foot defence. |
| 22.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Faster through the air on the off stump line. Kavem Hodge blocks it off the front foot well. |
| 22.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Holds the length back outside the off stump line. Kavem Hodge taps the ball into the covers gap for a single. |
| 22.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Fuller on the off stump. Mikyle Louis plays a good front foot defence. |
| 22.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Floats it up outside the off stump line and gets the ball to turn into the right-hander. Mikyle Louis plays it off the front foot well to end the over. |
| 23.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Swings the ball into the right-hander from a good length. Kavem Hodge stays on the crease and strokes it down on the crease. |
| 23.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! SLAP! Mark Wood drops the ball short at the batter and Kavem Hodge stands ready and pulls the ball well infront of deep square leg for a superb boundary. |
| 23.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Two in two! Mark Wood pitches the ball fuller outside the off stump with pace and Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and plays a perfect cover drive that runs away to the covers boundary for four runs. |
| 23.4 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Holds his length back on the off stump line. Kavem Hodge stays on the crease and blocks it off well. |
| 23.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Swings the ball into the right-hander. Kavem Hodge flicks the ball to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs more. |
| 23.6 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Short and pulled away to fine leg along the ground for a single to end the over. |
| 24.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, 1 run. |
| 24.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Flighted ball on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis drives it back to the bowler off the front foot. |
| 24.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Too full outside the off stump line. Mikyle Louis drives it to sweeper covers for a single. |
| 24.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Floats it up outside the off stump. Kavem Hodge drives it to sweeper covers off the front foot and gets another single. |
| 24.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 24.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Fuller on the stumps this time and Mikyle Louis offers a good front foot defence to end the over. |
| England changes things up here. Ben Stokes brings himself into he attack now. |
| 25.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Starts off with a good inswinger on the middle stump line. Kavem Hodge somehow manages to keep it out and survives. Good start for the skipper. |
| 25.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Hits the length hard outside the off stump line. Kavem Hodge lifts his arms and lets the ball go through. |
| 25.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Another ball from the length outside off. Kavem Hodge is not interested in playing that. |
| 25.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Pitches it fuller outside the off stump this time. Kavem Hodge takes a good front foot out and lets the ball go through. |
| 25.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Fuller on the off stump again. Kavem Hodge taps the ball off the front foot towards covers. |
| 25.6 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Fuller and straight on the stumps. Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and drives the ball into the covers gap for a good couple of runs. |
| 26.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Flighted ball on the stumps. Mikyle Louis takes the front foot out and blocks it off back to the bowler. |
| 26.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, No run. |
| 26.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Short again on the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single. |
| 26.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Drops it short from around the wicket on the off stump. Kavem Hodge gets back and blocks it off back to the bowler. |
| 26.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Floats the ball fuller on the stumps. Kavem Hodge drives it back to the bowler off the front foot. |
| 26.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, LEG BYE! Drops it short outside the leg stump line. Kavem Hodge gets a hit on the pads and runs a single as leg byes. |
| 27.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Hits the length hard on top of the off stump line. Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and knocks it off well towards covers. |
| 27.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! CRUNCH! Ben Stokes swings the ball into the right-hander from a fuller length and Kavem Hodge takes the front foot out and plays a brilliant straight drive beating mid off to right right for a beautiful boundary. |
| 27.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 27.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Drops the length short at the batter. Kavem Hodge pulls it away getting an inside edge onto the pads for a single. |
| 27.5 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! CREAMED! |
| 27.6 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, 1 run. |
| 28.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Holds the length back on the stumps. Mikyle Louis flicks the ball to the left of deep square leg for a couple of runs. The scores are level now, we will have a fourth inning in this Test match. |
| 28.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Fuller on the stumps. Mikyle Louis offers a front foot block. |
| 28.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Floats one outside the off stump line and Mikyle Louis blocks it off the front foot back to the bowler. |
| 28.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, 1 run. |
| 28.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Just short on the stumps. Kavem Hodge stays back in the crease and flicks the ball to deep square leg for a single to end the over. |
| 28.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Floats the ball up on the off stump line. Mikyle Louis offers a good block to end the over. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! West Indies did lose Alick Athanaze, but Kavem Hodge and Mikyle Louis have steadied things after that with a nice partnership and showing good intent as well. The Windies are in the lead now and they will look to post a big target. England have worked hard but just one wicket to show for, but they also know that if they can pick up a couple of more wickets, they can restrict the visitors to a lowish total. An exciting phase of cricket awaits us. |
| 29.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 29.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and around middle, Kavem Hodge swipes it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 29.3 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Short of a length and on off, Mikyle Louis stays back and stabs it down towards short covers. |
| 29.4 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, FOUR! Lovely shot! Ben Stokes goes a bit too full and on off, Mikyle Louis takes a big stride out, extends his arms and creams it through covers for a boundary. |
| 29.5 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Pitched up and outside off, Mikyle Louis throws his hands at it but gets an inside edge towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 29.6 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Hard length, on middle, Mikyle Louis keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 30.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, 3 runs. |
| 30.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis turns it to the leg side. |
| 30.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Quicker, short and on leg, Mikyle Louis stays back and keeps it out on the pitch. |
| 30.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, SIX! MAIDEN TEST FIFTY FOR LOUIS! He gets to it with a bang as well! |
| 30.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Short again, on leg, Mikyle Louis nudges it to square leg. |
| 30.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Flatter, shortish and on middle, Mikyle Louis moves back to pull it away but misses, the ball goes off his thigh pads to first slip where Ben Stokes grabs it. There is an appeal but it is turned down. |
| 31.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 31.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Oh..some bounce! Short of a length and around off, takes off sharply, Kavem Hodge hops up and has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 31.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, 2 runs. |
| 31.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 31.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Put away! Ben Stokes serves this full and outside off, Kavem Hodge throws his bat at it and squeezes it out past point for a boundary. He has been really attacking in this session. |
| 31.6 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 32.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Floated, short and on leg, Mikyle Louis stays back and pats it to short leg. |
| 32.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Tossed up, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis defends it on the front foot. |
| 32.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Short again, on middle, Mikyle Louis nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 32.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Flighted, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis prods out and fends it away. |
| 32.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, Quicker, full and on middle, Mikyle Louis turns it to the leg side. |
| 32.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Mikyle Louis, SIX! Mikyle Louis goes big again! Shoaib Bashir flights this up again, full and on off, Mikyle Louis gets his front leg out of the way and launches it nicely over the long off fence for a biggie. A spectator there takes a nice catch and gets a cheer from everyone around him. |
| 33.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Fuller in length, on middle, swinging in, Kavem Hodge drills it towards mid on. |
| 33.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge swipes it towards deep square leg for a single. |
| 33.3 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, Pitched up and outside off, Mikyle Louis looks to drive it on the up but gets an outside edge along the ground towards point. |
| 33.4 : Ben Stokes to Mikyle Louis, OUT! c Zak Crawley b Ben Stokes. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out to bat now? |
| 33.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, On a length and on leg, Jason Holder flicks it away wide of deep backward square leg for a brace. |
| 33.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Back of a length and on off, Jason Holder lets it go. |
| 34.1 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Hard-length delivery on the sixth stump line, nips away, Kavem Hodge leaves it alone. |
| 34.2 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Goes fuller now, on off, Kavem Hodge taps it out to short covers. |
| 34.3 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Full again and just outside off, tempting the batter but Kavem Hodge offers no shot at it. |
| 34.4 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, Pitched up and on the pads, Kavem Hodge clips it away towards fine leg for a single. |
| 34.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Overpitched and on off, Jason Holder drives it firmly but straight to mid off. |
| 34.6 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, In the blockhole, on off, Jason Holder digs it out towards short covers. |
| 35.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, FOUR! Good shot! Ben Stokes serves this very full and around off, Kavem Hodge gets under the ball nicely and drills it away through point for a boundary. |
| 35.2 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 35.3 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Pitches it up and on off, shaping away, Kavem Hodge guides it away towards third man for a couple of runs. |
| 35.4 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Full again and around off, Kavem Hodge pushes it to short covers. |
| 35.5 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Short of a length and on off again, Kavem Hodge steers it through point for one. |
| 35.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Hard length and on middle, Jason Holder pats it down to the leg ide of one more. |
| 36.1 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, FOUR! Fine shot! Chris Woakes in search of reverse swing serves this full, on middle and leg, shapes away a bit, Jason Holder stays back and flicks it away with excellent timing through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 36.2 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, On a length and around middle, Jason Holder blocks it down the pitch. |
| 36.3 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, Seam up, good length and in the channel outside off, shaping away, Jason Holder leaves it alone. |
| 36.4 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 36.5 : Chris Woakes to Jason Holder, 1 run. |
| 36.6 : Chris Woakes to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 37.1 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 37.2 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 37.3 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 37.4 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 37.5 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, Four! |
| 37.6 : Ben Stokes to Jason Holder, No run. |
| 38.1 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Fuller one and on middle, Kavem Hodge blocks it out. |
| 38.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, On a length and around off, Kavem Hodge stays back in his crease and keeps it out to the off side. |
| 38.3 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Pitched up and on of again, Kavem Hodge strides out and fends it away. |
| 38.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Full again and angling into the leg, Kavem Hodge misses his flick as the ball goes off his pads to the keeper. |
| 38.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, FIFTY FOR HODGE! A half-century with good intent and this has been a great knock from him. |
| 38.6 : Gus Atkinson to Jason Holder, OUT! lbw b Gus Atkinson. |
| 0.0 : Joshua Da Silva comes out to bat now. |
| 39.1 : Ben Stokes to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and around off, Kavem Hodge dabs it towards point for a single. |
| 39.2 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Good length and on off, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards point. |
| 39.3 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Ouch! Ben Stokes hits the hard length this time, on off, takes off viciously, Joshua Da Silva stays back to play at it but misses as the ball zips on and hits him hard on the right bicep. That will sting a bit. |
| Halt! Joshua Da Silva gets a hit on the right bicep and is getting some medical attention. Looks good to continue. |
| 39.4 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Fuller again and on off, Joshua Da Silva pushes it away towards covers. |
| 39.5 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and outside off, Joshua Da Silva stabs it towards point. |
| 39.6 : Ben Stokes to Joshua Da Silva, Short of a length and outside off, Joshua Da Silva punches it to deep point for one. |
| 40.1 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, On a length but angling down the leg side, Joshua Da Silva looks to flick it but misses as the ball goes through to the keeper. |
| 40.2 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Good length and on the sixth stump line, Joshua Da Silva stays in his crease and taps it towards short covers. |
| 40.3 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Touch fuller and on the pads, Joshua Da Silva nudges it through square leg for a single. |
| 40.5 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Fuller one and on middle, shaping in, Joshua Da Silva drills it away towards mid on. |
| 40.4 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Good effort in the deep! Short of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge pulls it away hard and wide of deep square leg, Ollie Pope is not that far away but still has to put in a dive as the ball is traveling fast, he stops it well. Just a run. |
| 40.6 : Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, No ball! |
| Gus Atkinson to Joshua Da Silva, Back of a length and around leg, Joshua Da Silva clips it to the leg side. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 3! |
| 0.0 : Last ball before Lunch on Day 3, let's see what happens! |
| SESSION SUMMARY - 27 OVERS, 118 RUNS, 3 WICKETS. Lunch on day three, and what a session it has been! A balanced morning, but England still holds the edge in this compelling Test match. West Indies have added 118 runs in 27 overs for the loss of three wickets, taking their score to 151/5 at the end of 41 overs, leading England by 57 runs. |
| The day began with Mikyle Louis and Alick Athanaze resuming their innings for the West Indies. Both batsmen looked comfortable and survived the early pressure from the English bowlers. However, Bashir made a crucial breakthrough by trapping Athanaze in front of the stumps for 12, bringing Kavem Hodge to the crease. Hodge immediately looked positive, scoring freely and keeping the scoreboard ticking. Louis, at the other end, continued his good form, and the pair quickly put together a 50-run part |
| As we head into the afternoon session, the match hangs in a delicate balance. England will look to capitalize on their breakthroughs, while the West Indies aim to build on their lead and set a challenging target. An exciting session of Test cricket awaits! Join us back at 6.10 pm ISTÂ (12.40 pm GMT) for the start of the second session on Day 3. |
| ... DAY 3, SESSION 2 ... |
| 41.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Mark Wood starts with a hard-length delivery in that channel outside off, Kavem Hodge leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : We are back for the second session! The players are making their way out to the middle now. Kavem Hodge and Joshua Da Silva will resume the batting for West Indies. Mark Wood to start proceedings with the ball. Here we go... |
| 41.2 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, There is that swing! Full and straight in line with stumps, shaping in sharply, Kavem Hodge looks to play it but misses and gets hit on the pads. A shout for LBW, but turned down. Probably going down the leg. |
| 41.3 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, On a length and around off, Kavem Hodge steers it through point for a single. |
| 41.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Another massive appeal for LBW, but the finger stays down! This time, Ben Stokes takes the review here. Full again and on middle, swinging in sharply with pace, Joshua Da Silva tries to flick it away but misses and wars it on the pads. Ball Tracking shows the wickets is umpire's call. Lucky escape for JDS! |
| 41.5 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Great bowling! Mark Wood nails the in-swinging yorker now around off, Joshua Da Silva looks to dig it out but hits the ground with his bat and misses the ball. It looks like he has done some damage to his bat and will need a new one. |
| 41.6 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Pitched up and on middle, shaping in again, Joshua Da Silva drills it to mid on. |
| Shoaib Bashir to share the attack. |
| 42.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Tossed up, ful and on off, Kavem Hodge prods out and taps it towards short covers. |
| 42.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Floated, short and on leg, Joshua Da Silva stays back and pats it down to short leg. |
| 42.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Short again and turning into leg, Joshua Da Silva moves back and keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 42.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Flighted, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva pushes it towards extra covers for a run. |
| 42.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Short again and on leg, Kavem Hodge clips it towards square leg. |
| 42.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Another short delivery, on middle, Kavem Hodge fends it away past short leg. |
| 43.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Full but angling down the leg side, Joshua Da Silva misses his flick, Jamie Smith dives to his left to collect it behind the stumps. |
| 43.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Short of a length and on middle, Joshua Da Silva pulls it well but straight to mid-wicket. |
| 43.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 43.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Pitches it up a bit, Joshua Da Silva pushes it wide of covers for a single. |
| 43.5 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and down the leg side, Kavem Hodge looks to hook it away but gloves it on the bounce to the keeper. |
| 43.6 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Bangs this into the pitch and around off, Kavem Hodge offers no shot at it. |
| 44.1 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Tossed up, full and on middle, Joshua Da Silva blocks it out well. |
| 44.2 : Shoaib Bashir to Joshua Da Silva, Floated, full and on off, Joshua Da Silva stays back and pushes it through covers for a brace. |
| 44.3 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Quicker, short and on middle, turns in a bit, Kavem Hodge stays back and pats it down to short leg. |
| 44.4 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, No run. |
| 44.5 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Flighted, full and on middle, Kavem Hodge defends it on the front foot. |
| 44.6 : Shoaib Bashir to Kavem Hodge, Goes short again, on leg, Kavem Hodge keeps it out to the leg side. |
| 45.1 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, No run. |
| 45.2 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, On a length and around off, Joshua Da Silva steers it towards point. |
| 45.3 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, Full delivery, on middle, Joshua Da Silva blocks it out solidly from his crease. |
| 45.4 : Mark Wood to Joshua Da Silva, OUT! lbw b Mark Wood. |
| 0.0 : Who walks out now? |
| 45.5 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, Pitched up and on middle, swinging in, Alzarri Joseph gets his bat down, the ball catches the inside edge through square leg for a single. |
| 45.6 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and around off, Kavem Hodge stabs it to the off side. He fails to retain the strike here. |
| 0.0 : Gus Atkinson replaces Shoaib Bashir. |
| 46.1 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Back of a length and on the fifth stump line, shapes away a bit, Alzarri Joseph looks to play at it but misses it completely. |
| 46.2 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Hard length, on middle, angling in, Alzarri Joseph pats it down on the pitch. |
| 46.3 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Touch fuller, on middle, shaping in, Alzarri Joseph stays back and just manages to keep it out. |
| 46.4 : Gus Atkinson to Alzarri Joseph, Pitched up and on the pads, Alzarri Joseph clips it away through square leg for a single. |
| 46.5 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Very full this time, on off, Kavem Hodge prods out and blocks it out. |
| 46.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Another full delivery, on middle, Kavem Hodge tucks it straight to mid-wicket. |
| 47.1 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, Good length and around middle, shaping in sharply, Alzarri Joseph stays back in his crease and tries to clip it away, but misses and gets hit on the pads. There is a shout for LBW, but turned down. Ben Stokes goes for a review here but UltraEdge shows a spike here which indicates that there is an inside edge. England lose a review! |
| 47.2 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, FOUR LEG BYES! West Indies won't mind that! |
| 47.3 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, Mark Wood bangs in a bouncer now, on middle, Alzarri Joseph goes for the pull shot but fails to connect. |
| 47.4 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, Another bouncer, on middle, Alzarri Joseph decides to duck under it this time. |
| 47.5 : Mark Wood to Alzarri Joseph, OUT! b Mark Wood. |
| 0.0 : Gudakesh Motie comes out to the middle now. |
| 47.6 : Mark Wood to Gudakesh Motie, Pitched up and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie manages to tickle it away through square leg for one. |
| 48.1 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Four! |
| 48.2 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Short of a length and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it but this one is not that short, the ball bangs him on the back of the helmet and goes away tot he keeper. |
| 48.3 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Fullish and on middle, Gudakesh Motie turns it to the leg side. |
| 48.4 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Back of a length and outside off, Gudakesh Motie cuts it away towards backward point. |
| 48.5 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Fuller and on middle, Gudakesh Motie works it through square leg for a single. |
| 48.6 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and on off, Kavem Hodge punches it to short covers. |
| 49.1 : Mark Wood to Gudakesh Motie, Good-length delivery just around off, Gudakesh Motie lets it go to the keeper. |
| 49.2 : Mark Wood to Gudakesh Motie, BEATEN! Touch fuller this time, on off, angles in and then straightens a bit, Gudakesh Motie has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 49.3 : Mark Wood to Gudakesh Motie, Full again and well outside off, Gudakesh Motie does not get tempted and leaves it alone. |
| 49.4 : Mark Wood to Gudakesh Motie, There is that yorker! In the blockhole, on off, angling in, Gudakesh Motie fails to dig it out. |
| 49.5 : Mark Wood to Gudakesh Motie, Changes the angle and goes 'over the wicket, bangs this short on leg, Gudakesh Motie gets out of the away of it. |
| 49.6 : Mark Wood to Gudakesh Motie, Short of a length and on off, Gudakesh Motie runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 50.1 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Full and on middle, angling in, Gudakesh Motie clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 50.2 : Gus Atkinson to Kavem Hodge, Back of a length and on middle, Kavem Hodge pats it down to the leg side for a run. He is happy to trust Motie here. |
| 50.3 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, No run. |
| 50.4 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, On a length and on middle, Gudakesh Motie stays back and blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 50.5 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Hard length and around off, Gudakesh Motie stabs it towards short covers. |
| 50.6 : Gus Atkinson to Gudakesh Motie, Gus Atkinson bangs in another bouncer to end the over, on middle, Gudakesh Motie ducks under it again. Sevens all around the scorecard. West Indies 171-7 and lead by 77 runs! |
| 51.1 : Mark Wood to Kavem Hodge, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Mark Wood has three in this spell now! This time he gets the set batter out of here. |
| 51.2 : Mark Wood to Jayden Seales, No run. |
| 0.0 : Jayden Seales walks out to bat now. |
| 51.3 : Mark Wood to Jayden Seales, NASTY! Mark Wood bangs in a sharp bouncer over 140 clicks, on middle, Jayden Seales takes his eyes away and fails to get out of the way, keeps his bat up and takes one on the gloves. That will hurt! |
| 0.0 : Shamar Joseph is the last man in. |
| 51.4 : Mark Wood to Jayden Seales, OUT! b Mark Wood. |
| 51.5 : Mark Wood to Shamar Joseph, FOUR! Great shot! Short of a length and outside off, Shamar Joseph gets on top of the bounce and crunches it through point for a boundary. |
| 51.6 : Mark Wood to Shamar Joseph, OUT! CASTLED! What a remarkable over from Mark Wood! He wraps things up here and registers a sensational five-wicket haul as well. He goes around the wicket and bowls this full and on off, late reverse swing again, Shamar Joseph tries to drive it with only his hands, gets an outside edge, Harry Brook at second slip dives to his right and takes a fine catch. West Indies have been bowled out for 175 and the target for England will be 82 runs! |
| 0.0 : Mark Wood, you beauty! He has bowled one of the fine reverse swing spells here and completely dismantled the Windies lower order. The Winfdies have been swiftly bundled out for 175 in 51.6 overs, leaving England a target of just 82 runs to clean-sweep the series. Mark Wood leads his team off the field to a standing ovation, having delivered an exceptional bowling performance. |
| The West Indiesâ innings saw promising starts from their batters, but none could convert these into substantial scores. Mikyle Louis (57) and Kavem Hodge (55) both notched up fifties, yet the rest of the batting lineup faltered, contributing to the modest total of 175. The lower-order batters succumbed to the reverse swing, and Mark Wood was fantastic with the ball, claiming a fifer and dismantling the visitors with his pace. Gus Atkinson supported well, taking two wickets, while Chris Woake |
| England now have a straightforward task ahead, needing just 82 runs to clinch the series. For the West Indies, their only hope lies in taking quick wickets to delay the inevitable. Stay tuned as the chase is set to begin shortly. |
| ... FOURTH INNINGS ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
| 0.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Alzarri Joseph starts with a hard-length delivery, on middle, nips back in with good bounce, Ben Stokes loses his bottom hand but manages to keep it out to the off side. |
| 0.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Back of a length and angling into leg, Ben Stokes fails to flick it away but misses as the ball lobs up off his thigh pads on the pitch. |
| 0.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Ben Stokes and England are underway in fine fashion! Alzarri Joseph land this short of a length but outside off this time, Ben Stokes gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point for a cracking boundary. |
| 0.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR MORE! Fine shot! This time it is fuller delivery, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes brings his wrist into play and flicks it away beautifully through mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 0.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR BYES! That one beats everyone! Hard length from Alzarri Joseph, on middle, jags back in a long way and keeps a bit low, Ben Stokes gets cut in half as the ball sneaks past the inside edge, Joshua Da Silva dives to his right, gets a hand to it but that is not enough as the ball still races to the third man fence for four more runs. 12 rusn already in the first over! |
| 0.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, On a length and on middle, Ben Stokes blocks it out from his crease. |
| Jayden Seales will be bowling from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Jayden Seales begins with a full delivery, on middle, shaping in, Ben Duckett tucks it away towards mid-wicket for a single and gets off for the mark. |
| 1.2 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, FOUR! The England skipper looks in a hurry here! Full and around off, Ben Stokes sits down on one knee, extends his arms and carves it over extra covers for a boundary. |
| 1.3 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, No run. |
| 1.4 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, FOUR! SMACKED! Ben Stokes is dealing only in boundaries here! Hard length and just outside off, not that short and neither that much room, but Stokes is Stokes, uses his power and muscles it away through covers for another smashing boundary. |
| 1.5 : Jayden Seales to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes punches it to sweeper covers for one. |
| 1.6 : Jayden Seales to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and around off, Ben Duckett cuts it away towards deep point for one more. 23 for no loss in two overs! |
| 2.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, On a length and on leg, Ben Duckett flicks it away through square leg for a single. |
| 2.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Put away! |
| 2.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR MORE! Ben Stokes getting himself ready for The Hundred! Short of a length and on middle and leg, Ben Stokes is expecting that length, swivels and pulls it away behind square on the leg side for his sixth boundary in no time. |
| 2.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Goes fuller this time, on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes clips it away nicely past mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 2.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, FOUR! There she goes again! Full again and around middle, Ben Stokes stays back in his crease, presents the full face of the bat and lifts it over the bowler's head, does not get it form the middle but generates enough power for it to race away to the long off fence for four more runs. |
| 2.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, OUCH! Back of a length and on middle, angling in, Ben Stokes looks to heave it away but gets an inside edge straight on this box. He goes down screaming in pain. Maybe that can slow him down a bit because the bowlers are looking clueless here. England need just 44 runs to win now! |
| 3.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Fuller and around off, Ben Duckett steers it towards point. |
| 3.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Full again and on off, Ben Duckett drives it firmly but straight to mid off. |
| 3.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Overpitched and on middle, Ben Duckett drills it away towards deep point for a single. |
| 3.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Ben Stokes is chasing the fastest Test fifty here! Jason Holder sees the batter advance and bangs this short, on middle, Stokes may have got a bit hurried but still goes through the shot and pulls it over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 3.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Four! |
| 3.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Stokes, Short of a length and outside off, Ben Stokes looks to slap it away but loses his bottom hand and mistimes it a bit, the ball lands safely wide of long off. Two runs taken. Stokes need 9 runs from 2 balls to break the record of the fastest Test fifty. |
| 4.1 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Fuller and on middle, Ben Duckett knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 4.2 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Back of a length and angling into the leg side, Ben Duckett tries to heave it away but misses as the ball goes off his thigh pads towards the short fine region. A leg bye is taken. England breaks their own record of the fastest team fifty in Tests. They made it in the last Test only! |
| 4.3 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, 1 run. |
| 4.4 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, BEAUTY! Hard length and on middle, nips back in sharply, Ben Duckett this time gets cut in half and gets beaten on the inside edge, |
| 4.5 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Duckett, Touch fuller, on leg, Ben Duckett clips it through square leg for one. |
| 4.6 : Alzarri Joseph to Ben Stokes, Full again but way down the leg side, Ben Stokes misses his flick. |
| 5.1 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Fuller and around leg, Ben Duckett flicks it away wide of deep square leg for a brace. |
| 5.2 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Ben Duckett joins the party now! Vey full and on middle, Ben Duckett stays deep inside his crease and drills it down the ground for a lovely boundary. |
| 5.3 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, Short of a length and on middle, Ben Duckett rolls his wrists and pulls it away nicely wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. England just 22 runs away from the win now! |
| 5.4 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! Just wide! Short again from Jason Holder, on middle, Ben Duckett stands tall and pulls it aerially, the fielder at mid-wicket dives to his left but the ball goes past him and to the fence for a boundary. |
| 5.5 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! TWO IN TWO! |
| 5.6 : Jason Holder to Ben Duckett, FOUR! THREE ON THE TROT! Same shot, same result! Short and on middle, Ben Duckett plays the pull shot perfection and beats the deep square leg fielder to his right for four more runs. 20 runs off the over! England 10 away from the win! |
| Shamar Joseph joins the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, 2 runs. |
| 6.2 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, A bouncer now, on middle, Ben Stokes ducks under it. |
| 6.3 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Fuller and well outside off, Ben Stokes lets it go. |
| 6.4 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Six! |
| 6.5 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, Pitched up and around off, Ben Stokes drills it straight to short covers. |
| 6.6 : Shamar Joseph to Ben Stokes, SCORED LEVEL! Short of a length and on middle, Ben Stokes pulls it away to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change in bowling. |
| 7.1 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Ben Stokes, Oh..wow! Kraigg Brathwaite comes around the wicket bangs in a bouncer down the leg side, Ben Stokes leaves it alone. |
| 7.2 : Kraigg Brathwaite to Ben Stokes, SIX! Ben Stokes finishes things off in style! Kraigg Brathwaite tries to bowl another bouncer, angling into leg, Ben Stokes skips down the track and smashes it away over the deep square leg fence for a biggie. ENGLAND WIN BY 10 WICKETS AND WIN THE SERIES 3-0! |
| 0.0 : A statement win for England! We can say that 'Bazball' is well and truly revolutionizing Test cricket here. The English skipper led the chase form the front and broke the record of the faster fifty for an English player in this format. However, the credit must go to that scintillating spell from Mark Wood that set up this victory for the hosts. |
| England have completely outplayed the West Indies in the third and final Test, securing a clean sweep and starting their men's international summer outstandingly. All smiles in the English camp as their skipper led from the front in the chase of 82, completing it in just 7.2 overs. England beat the West Indies by 10 wickets, whitewashing the Caribbean side. Let's recap this Test match. West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first. Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite (61) played a solid knock at the top |
| In reply, England lost three wickets in quick succession and were tottering at 54/5 on the second morning before Joe Root (87) and skipper Ben Stokes (54) led the recovery. Both played beautifully, keeping the Windies at bay. Another solid 106-run stand between Jamie Smith (95) and Woakes (62) helped England gain a lead of 94. For the Windies, Alzarri Joseph picked up a four-fer but was expensive, while Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph chipped in with three and two scalps, respectively. |
| West Indies lost Brathwaite (0) and Kirk McKenzie (8) cheaply in the evening session of day two. Alick Athanaze (12) looked good but departed the next morning. Mikyle Louis and Kavem Hodge built a solid 72-run stand before the former fell on 57 after notching up his maiden Test fifty. Hodge played some wonderful strokes and brought up his fifty, but lacked support from the other end. It was a short stay for Jason Holder (12) at the crease. The ball started reversing, and Mark Wood dismissed Josh |
| Chasing a paltry total of 82, England had a new opening pair, as Zak Crawley had gone for scans on his right index finger. Skipper Ben Stokes opened alongside Ben Duckett. Stokes made his intentions clear, starting aggressively and hitting boundaries for fun. The visitors failed to contain the English skipper, who raced to fifty in just 24 balls, bringing up the fastest fifty for England in Tests. Duckett also found boundaries as both made short work of the chase. Stokes and Duckett remained unb |
| Presentation Time... |
| Mark Wood is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his seven wickets including a stunning fifer in the second innings. He expresses relief and gratitude. He mentions feeling down initially but credits Jimmy for a motivational talk during the break, which helped him refocus on his strengths. Wood highlights the confidence boost from his first wicket, stating he adapted to conditions by concentrating on bowling fast as per Stokes' directive. Despite fluctuating speeds due to injuries, he commits to mainta |
| Gus Atkinson is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES FOR ENGLAND for his amazing bowling efforts and picking up a total of 22 wickets. He feels honored to have taken 22 wickets. Without high expectations initially, he finds this achievement particularly special. Reflecting on the series, he describes it as an incredible and unforgettable experience. Atkinson credits his success to running in hard, hitting the wicket, swinging the ball in different situations, and utilizing the crease. He looks forward to |
| Jayden Seales is the PLAYER OF THE SERIES FOR WEST INDIES for his good bowling performances picking up a total of 13 wickets. He expresses pride in representing his team. He emphasizes the importance of his comeback in the series and the deliberate decision to play at Sussex to adapt to English conditions. Seales acknowledges the challenge of facing opponents who play freely and seize opportunities. He believes that with continuous learning and growth, the West Indies will become a formidable f |
| Kraigg Brathwaite, the captain of West Indies says that 280 was not good enough on a wicket that suited batting, but they did well with the ball. Adds the communication between the guys was a bit down and they were not able to put pressure on the batters for longer periods. Tells that they were just not consistent enough with hitting the top of off like they were in Australia. Says that the thing that he liked the most in this series was that never gave up, and always tried to fight their way o |
| Ben Stokes, the victorious skipper of England is up for a chat now. |
| What a memorable series it's been! England bid farewell to the legendary James Anderson with a victory in the first game and then went on to secure a clean sweep against the Windies. Ben Stokes, the English skipper, has just received the Richards-Botham Trophy, and the team is celebrating together with some photos. Some of the England players will now head off to join their teams in The Hundred 2024, while others will enjoy a well-earned rest. Meanwhile, the West Indies will be gearing up for |
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